Words the Bible translates as downcast
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- tapeinosταπεινόςlow: describing a person as down rather than up, whether in worldly standing, in spirits, or in a heart that does not push itself forward
- shaḥaḥשָׁחַחto sink down low: to bow, stoop, crouch, or be brought low, whether a body, a spirit, or a standing structure collapsing toward the ground
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