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bowed

Meaning of “bowed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

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78 occurrences74 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:2

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Nehemiah 8:6
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And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
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And Ezra blessed the LORD the great God: and al the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting vp their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD, with their faces to the ground.

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Genesis 18:2Genesis 19:1Genesis 23:7Genesis 23:12Genesis 24:26Genesis 24:48Genesis 33:3Genesis 33:6Genesis 33:7Genesis 42:6Genesis 43:26Genesis 43:28Genesis 47:31Genesis 48:12Genesis 49:15Exodus 4:31Exodus 12:27Exodus 34:8Numbers 22:31Numbers 25:2Joshua 23:16Judges 2:12Judges 2:17Judges 5:27Judges 7:6Judges 16:30Ruth 2:101 Samuel 4:191 Samuel 20:411 Samuel 24:81 Samuel 25:231 Samuel 25:411 Samuel 28:142 Samuel 9:82 Samuel 14:222 Samuel 14:332 Samuel 18:212 Samuel 19:142 Samuel 22:102 Samuel 24:201 Kings 1:161 Kings 1:231 Kings 1:311 Kings 1:471 Kings 1:531 Kings 2:191 Kings 19:182 Kings 2:152 Kings 4:371 Chronicles 21:211 Chronicles 29:202 Chronicles 7:32 Chronicles 20:182 Chronicles 25:142 Chronicles 29:292 Chronicles 29:30Nehemiah 8:6Esther 3:2Esther 3:5Psalms 18:9Psalms 35:14Psalms 38:6Psalms 44:25Psalms 57:6Psalms 145:14Psalms 146:8Isaiah 2:11Isaiah 2:17Isaiah 21:3Matthew 27:29Luke 13:11Luke 24:5John 19:30Romans 11:4

Where “bowed” appears

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Genesis16 occurrences
15 versesExodus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges7 occurrences
5 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel6 occurrences
6 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther3 occurrences
2 versesPsalms7 occurrences
7 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
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