To prostrate
סָגַדStrong’s H5456sagad (sa-gad)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sagad is the Hebrew word usually translated “prostrated himself”, “prostrates himself” and “it”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.”
Meaning
- (Qal) to prostrate oneself (in worship)
How it's translated
- and he prostrated himself 1
- he prostrates himself 1
- to it 1
- will i prostrate myself 1
- they prostrate themselves 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 4
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Isaiah 44:17And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
- Isaiah 44:19And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
- Isaiah 46:6They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
Hebrew dictionary
סָגַד sagad · to prostrate
(Qal) to prostrate oneself (in worship) Aramaic equivalent: se.gid (סְגִ֑ד "to do homage" H5457)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prostrate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROS'TRATE, adjective
[Latin prostratus, from prosterno, to lay flat; pro and sterno.]
- Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface.
- Lying at mercy, as a supplicant.
- Lying in the posture of humility of adoration.
All definitions and other forms of “prostrate”
PROS'TRATE, verb transitive
To lay flat; to throw down; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants.
- To throw down; to overthrow; to demolish; to ruin; as, to prostrate a village; to prostrate a government; to prostrate law or justice; to prostrate the honor of a nation.
- To prostrate one's self, to throw one's self down or to fall in humility or adoration.
- To bow in humble reverence.
- To sink totally; to reduce; as, to prostrate strength.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.