Quick Definition
to bow
Strong's Definition
kneel
Derivation: probably an Egyptian word meaning
KJV Usage: bow the knee.
TWOT Reference: 14
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) (meaning dubious) -a shout made to announce Joseph's chariot
1a) command
1b) bow
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אַבְרֵךְ (av.rekh) — to bow. 1) (meaning uncertain) -a shout made to announce Joseph's chariot 1a) bow! 1b) knee Aramaic equivalent: ar.khu.vah (אַרְכֻבָּה "knee" H0755)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
intj
Stance
kneel! bow down! = expression commanding people to show respect to a person of high status
1 GEN 41:43 RSV NRSV "Bow the knee!" |NIV REB GNT CEV "Make way!" | NJPS NJB "Abrek!"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַבְרֵךְ proclaimed before Joseph (mng. dub.) base