שׁוּחַ shûwach — to sink, literally or figuratively
Translated in the KJV as bow down, incline, humble.
a primitive root; to sink, literally or figuratively.
shûwach in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 2
שָׁ֣חָה Ps 44:26 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
שָׁ֣חָה Prov 2:18 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
ותשיח Lam 3:20 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular
My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›