Lowly
שַׁחStrong’s H7807shach
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Shach is the Hebrew word usually translated “lowly of”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.”
Meaning
- Low, lowly
How it's translated
- and lowly of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
שַׁח shach · lowly
low, lowly
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lowly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LOWLY, adjective
[low and like.]
- Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.“Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lovly in heart” Matthew 11:29“He scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace to the lowly” Proverbs 3:34
- Mean; low; wanting dignity or rank.
- Not lofty or sublime; humble.
- Not high; not elevated in place.
All definitions and other forms of “lowly”
LOWLY, adverb
- Humbly; meekly; modestly.
- Meanly; in a low condition; without grandeur or dignity.
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.