Definition

to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• be broken
• (cause to) come down
• enter
• go down
• press sore
• settle
• stick fast

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.