Kara means “sink” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G3766 — oukoun (“then”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H3766 כָּרַע (kara`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kara` (kaw-rah') v. 1. to bend the knee 2. (by implication) to sink, to prostrate It has 32 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include bow, bowed, down, boweth, and low. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
kara` (kaw-rah') v. 1. to bend the knee 2. (by implication) to sink, to prostrate [a primitive root] KJV: bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, X very.
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to bow
Usage: 1) to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bow 1a2) to bow down, crouch 1a3) to bow down over 1a4) to tilt, lean 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to bow
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kara`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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32 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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 rouse him up?
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 curseth thee.
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.
First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3766.
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 rouse him up?
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 curseth thee.
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.
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 lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
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 upon their knees to drink water.
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 one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
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, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
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 of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
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.
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 before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
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 his chariot.
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 faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
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 my hands unto the LORD my God,
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 Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
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 own soul.
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
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 hand is stretched out still.
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 tongue shall swear.
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
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 spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3766, grouped by book.
Kara (Strong's H3766) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sink". kara` (kaw-rah') v. 1. to bend the knee 2. (by implication) to sink, to prostrate
This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H3766 across 13 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3766 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bow, bowed, down, boweth, low, and knee. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.