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crouch

Meaning of “crouch”

To bend or stoop low in supplication or submission.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 2:36

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The KJV occurrence

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1 Samuel 2:36
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:36 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, that euery one that is left in thine house, shal come and crouch to him for a piece of siluer, and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me (I pray thee) into one of the Priests offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

1611 marginal noteHeb. ioyne.

1611 marginal noteOr, Somewhat about the Priesthood.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 516