Definition

to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• abundantly
• altogether
• at all
• blaspheme
• bless
• congratulate
• curse
• greatly
• indeed
• kneel (down)
• praise
• salute
• still
• thank

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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