שׁוּחַ

shuach · sink down, be bowed down

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7743 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

shuach (שׁוּחַ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “sink down, be bowed down”.

To sink, to bow down low; also used of a downcast spirit.

How to say it

shu·ach

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To go low; for one's spirit to sag.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • sinks down ×2
  • has sunk down ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Psalms 44:25

    For our soul has sunk down to the dust; our belly clings to the earth.

  • Proverbs 2:18

    For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the shades.

  • Lamentations 3:20

    My soul surely remembers and sinks down within me.