6915. qadad

Strong's Lexicon

qadad: To bow down, to bend the head

Original Word: קָדַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: qadad
Pronunciation: kah-DAD
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-dad')
Definition: To bow down, to bend the head
Meaning: to shrivel up, contract, bend the body, in deference

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4352 προσκυνέω (proskuneo) – to worship, to bow down

- G2578 καμπτω (kampto) – to bend, to bow

Usage: The Hebrew verb "qadad" primarily means to bow down or to bend the head, often as an act of reverence, worship, or submission. It conveys a physical gesture that reflects an inner attitude of humility or respect. In the context of worship, it signifies the acknowledgment of God's majesty and authority.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, bowing down was a common gesture of respect and submission, not only in religious contexts but also in social and political interactions. It was a way to show honor to a superior, whether a deity, a king, or an elder. In the Hebrew Bible, bowing down is often associated with worship and prayer, reflecting the Israelites' recognition of God's sovereignty and their dependence on Him.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to bow down
NASB Translation
bow low (1), bowed (7), bowed down (1), bowed low (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [קָדַד] verb bow down (Assyrian (including Tel Amarna) ‡adâdu, bow down); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine singularוַּיִּקֹּד Genesis 24:26 +, etc.; — usually + וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ etc.; in worship of ׳י Genesis 24:26,48; Exodus 4:31; Exodus 12:27; Exodus 34:8; Numbers 22:31; 2Chronicles 20:18; 29:30; Nehemiah 8:6; homage to man of rank Genesis 43:28, king 1 Samuel 24:9 (Gi v.1 Samuel 24:8), 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Kings 1:16,31; to ׳י + king I Chron 1Ki 29:20.

II. קדד (√ of following; meaning dubious.; Late Hebrew קָדְקד = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian ‡a‡‡adu = קָדְקֹד; compare Jewish-Aramaic).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bow down the head, stoop

A primitive root; to shrivel up, i.e. Contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference -- bow (down) (the) head, stoop.

Forms and Transliterations

וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּקֹּ֣ד וַיִּקֹּ֥ד וַיִּקֹּ֧ד וַיִּקֹּ֨ד וַתִּקֹּ֣ד וַתִּקֹּ֨ד וָאֶקֹּ֥ד ואקד ויקד ויקדו ותקד vaekKod vaiyikkeDu vaiyikKod vattikKod wā’eqqōḏ wā·’eq·qōḏ wat·tiq·qōḏ wattiqqōḏ way·yiq·qə·ḏū way·yiq·qōḏ wayyiqqəḏū wayyiqqōḏ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 24:26
HEB: וַיִּקֹּ֣ד הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
NAS: Then the man bowed low and worshiped
KJV: And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped
INT: bowed the man and worshiped

Genesis 24:48
HEB: וָאֶקֹּ֥ד וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לַיהוָ֑ה
NAS: And I bowed low and worshiped
KJV: And I bowed down my head, and worshipped
INT: bowed and worshiped the LORD

Genesis 43:28
HEB: עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ חָ֑י וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ [וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ כ]
NAS: alive. They bowed down in homage.
KJV: he [is] yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
INT: is still alive bowed bow down

Exodus 4:31
HEB: אֶת־ עָנְיָ֔ם וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃
NAS: their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped.
KJV: upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
INT: had seen their affliction bowed and worshiped

Exodus 12:27
HEB: בָּתֵּ֣ינוּ הִצִּ֑יל וַיִּקֹּ֥ד הָעָ֖ם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃
NAS: And the people bowed low and worshiped.
KJV: And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
INT: the houses spared bowed and the people and worshiped

Exodus 34:8
HEB: וַיְמַהֵ֖ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּקֹּ֥ד אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃
NAS: made haste to bow low toward
KJV: made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth,
INT: made Moses to bow the earth and worship

Numbers 22:31
HEB: שְׁלֻפָ֖ה בְּיָד֑וֹ וַיִּקֹּ֥ד וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לְאַפָּֽיו׃
NAS: in his hand; and he bowed all the way
KJV: in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat
INT: his drawn his hand bowed flat to the ground

1 Samuel 24:8
HEB: שָׁאוּל֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וַיִּקֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֥ד אַפַּ֛יִם
NAS: him, David bowed with his face
KJV: him, David stooped with his face
INT: Saul behind bowed David his face

1 Samuel 28:14
HEB: שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל ה֔וּא וַיִּקֹּ֥ד אַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה
NAS: that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face
KJV: that it [was] Samuel, and he stooped with [his] face
INT: Samuel and he bowed his face to the ground

1 Kings 1:16
HEB: וַתִּקֹּ֣ד בַּת־ שֶׁ֔בַע
NAS: Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated
KJV: And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance
INT: bowed Bathsheba and prostrated

1 Kings 1:31
HEB: וַתִּקֹּ֨ד בַּת־ שֶׁ֤בַע
NAS: Then Bathsheba bowed with her face
KJV: Then Bathsheba bowed with [her] face
INT: bowed Bathsheba her face

1 Chronicles 29:20
HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ לַיהוָ֖ה
NAS: of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage
KJV: of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped
INT: the God of their fathers and bowed and did to the LORD

2 Chronicles 20:18
HEB: וַיִּקֹּ֧ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אַפַּ֖יִם
NAS: Jehoshaphat bowed his head with [his] face
KJV: And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with [his] face
INT: bowed Jehoshaphat with face

2 Chronicles 29:30
HEB: עַד־ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ פ
NAS: with joy, and bowed down and worshiped.
KJV: with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
INT: with joy and bowed and worshiped

Nehemiah 8:6
HEB: בְּמֹ֣עַל יְדֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ לַיהוָ֖ה
NAS: up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped
KJV: their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped
INT: lifting their hands bowed and worshiped the LORD

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6915
15 Occurrences

wā·’eq·qōḏ — 1 Occ.
way·yiq·qə·ḏū — 5 Occ.
way·yiq·qōḏ — 7 Occ.
wat·tiq·qōḏ — 2 Occ.