# כָּרַע (kara)

Israeli respelling: ka-ra. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3766. 32 Old Testament occurrences.

to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate

King James renderings: bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/kara-h3766

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 49:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/49/9) — Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rous…
- [Numbers 24:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/24/9) — He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curs…
- [Judges 5:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/5/27) — At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
- [Judges 7:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/7/5) — So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog…
- [Judges 7:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/7/6) — And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down up…
- [Judges 11:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/11/35) — And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art on…
- [1 Samuel 4:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/4/19) — And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken…
- [2 Samuel 22:40](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/22/40) — For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
- [1 Kings 8:54](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/8/54) — And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar…
- [1 Kings 19:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/19/18) — Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
- [2 Kings 1:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/1/13) — And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees befor…
- [2 Kings 9:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/9/24) — And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in hi…
- [2 Chronicles 7:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/7/3) — And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their…
- [2 Chronicles 29:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/29/29) — And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
- [Ezra 9:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/9/5) — And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out m…
- [Esther 3:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/3/2) — And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But M…
- [Esther 3:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/3/5) — And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
- [Job 4:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/4/4) — Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
- [Job 31:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/31/10) — Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
- [Job 39:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/39/3) — They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
- [Psalms 17:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/17/13) — Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
- [Psalms 18:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/18/39) — For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
- [Psalms 20:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/20/8) — They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
- [Psalms 22:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/29) — All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his…
- [Psalms 72:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/72/9) — They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
- [Psalms 78:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/78/31) — The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
- [Psalms 95:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/95/6) — O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
- [Isaiah 10:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/10/4) — Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his…
- [Isaiah 45:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/45/23) — I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every t…
- [Isaiah 46:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/46/1) — Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden…
- [Isaiah 46:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/46/2) — They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
- [Isaiah 65:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/65/12) — Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spak…