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סְגִד çᵉgid — (Aramaic) corresponding to H5456

pronounced seg-eed' · Strong's H5457 · 12 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as worship.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5456.

çᵉgid in each stem

Pe'al 12×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 8Participle (active) 3Perfect (qatal) 1

סְגִ֑ד Dan 2:46 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. (KJV)

וְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ Dan 3:5 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural

That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: (KJV)

וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד Dan 3:6 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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