Quick Definition
to sink
Strong's Definition
to sink, literally or figuratively
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: bow down, incline, humble.
TWOT Reference: 2343.1
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to sink down, be bowed down, be humble
1a) (Qal) to sink down
1b) (Hiphil) of depression of the mind
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שׁוּחַ (shu.ach) — to sink. 1) to sink down, be bowed down, be humble 1a) (Qal) to sink down 1b) (Hiphil) of depression of the mind
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · שׁוּחָה · שִׁיחָה · שַׁחַת
Low
to sink down = process by which an object gradually sinks down to a lower level; ≈ associated with deterioration
1 PRO 2:18 DCH suggests an additional possible sense: "to melt"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שׁוּחַ] vb. sink down Qal
Hiph.
Hithp.
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