7 occurrences in 8 translations

'Crouched' in the Bible

A lion's whelp is Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise?

Verse ConceptsHuntingLions, Figurative Use OfLionsYoung AnimalVigourCrouchingLike Creatures

When the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she crouched down under Balaam. So he became furious and beat the donkey with his stick.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGesturesAnger, Sinful ExamplesAnger Of Man, UnrighteousAnimal RightsLying Down To RestSeeing AngelsNamed People Angry With Others

Eli's daughter-in-law, the wife of Phineas, was pregnant and ready to give birth. When she heard the report about the capture of the Ark of God and that her father-in-law and husband were dead, she crouched down and gave birth, because her labor pains suddenly began.

Verse ConceptsPregnancyDaughters In LawOther Wives

So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees.

Verse ConceptsClimbingKneesBowing Heads Before God

when they are crouched in the dens, [when] they lie in the thicket in an ambush?

Verse ConceptsDensDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

and thou hast said: What is thy mother? -- a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.

Verse ConceptsMothers, As A SymbolCrouchingLike Creaturesmums

And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, 'Destruction is at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.'

Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsThings StrippedPelicansHedgehogsCedar Wood

Bible Theasaurus

Crouch (8 instances)
Crouched (7 instances)
Huddled (1 instance)
Squat (1 instance)
Stoop (8 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּכה 
Dakah 
Usage: 5

שׁחה 
Shachah 
Usage: 171

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