KJV dictionary & concordance
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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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:2
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
¶ And when Ioseph came home, they brought him the Present which was in their hand, into the house, and bowed themselues to him to the earth.
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
And they answered, Thy seruant our father is in good health, hee is yet aliue: & they bowed downe their heads, and made obeisance.
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
And he said, Sweare vnto mee: and he sware vnto him. And Israel bowed himselfe vpon the beds head.
1611 marginal noteHeb. 11.21.
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
And Ioseph brought them out from betweene his knees, and hee bowed himselfe with his face to the earth.
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant: and bowed his shoulder to beare, and became a seruant vnto tribute.
And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
And the people beleeued: And when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked vpon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORDs Passeouer, who passed ouer the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and deliuered our houses. And the people bowed the head, and worshipped.
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and hee saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawen in his hand: and hee bowed downe his head, and fell flat on his face.
1611 marginal noteBowed himselfe.
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
And they called the people vnto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eate, and bowed downe to their gods.
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