Original Word: סָגַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: cagad
Pronunciation: sah-gad'
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-gad')
Definition: To bow down, to prostrate oneself
Meaning: to prostrate oneself

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint (LXX) for "sagad" is προσκυνέω (proskuneo - Strong's Greek 4352), which also means to bow down or worship.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "sagad" primarily means to bow down or prostrate oneself, often in the context of worship or showing deep respect and submission. It conveys an act of reverence, humility, and acknowledgment of authority or divinity. In the biblical context, it is used to describe the physical act of bowing down before God or idols, indicating worship or homage.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, bowing down or prostrating oneself was a common gesture of respect and submission. It was a physical expression of acknowledging the superiority or divinity of the one being worshiped or honored. In the Hebrew Bible, this act is often associated with worshiping God, but it is also used in contexts where individuals bow before kings or other figures of authority. The act of bowing was not merely a cultural formality but a significant expression of one's inner attitude of reverence and submission.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to prostrate oneself (in worship)
NASB Translation
bow down (1), fall down (1), falls down (2).

[סָגַד] verb prostrate oneself in worship (only Isaiah 44:46) (perhaps Aramaic loan-word in Hebrew, compare Nö^{ZMG xli (1887), 719}; Aramaic סְגֵב, , so Old Aramaic סגד, (Sachau) Lzb³²⁸; Ethiopic all id.; Arabic be lowly, submissive, prostrate oneself in prayer, etc., mosque, Nabataean מסגדא shrine (?) Lzb^{152. 328}, Syriac = Arabic; compare We^{Skizzen iii. 165}; Heid. 141); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine singular יִסְגּוֺד לוֺ Isaiah 44:17 Kt he prostrateth himself to it (an idol; Qr יִסְגָּדלֿוֺ; + יִשְׁתַּחוּ, יִתְמַּלֵּל); וַיִּסְגָּדלָֿ֑מוֺ Isaiah 44:15 ("" וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ); 1 singular לְבוּל עֵץ אֶסְגּוֺד Isaiah 44:19; 3masculine plural יִסְגְּדוּ אַףיִֿשְׁתַּחֲווּ Isaiah 46:6 (absolute). — compare Biblical Aramaic סְגִד.

סִגִים, סִגִּים see סִיג below I. סוג.

סגל (√ of following; compare Late Hebrew סְגוּלָּה as Biblical Hebrew; סִגֵּל acquire property; Aramaic סְגוּלָא, , bunch of grapes, Assyrian sugullâtê, herds; also Arabic [a full bucket, bucketful], share, portion).

fall down

A primitive root; to prostrate oneself (in homage) -- fall down.

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