◄ 86. abrek ►
Strong's Lexicon abrek: Bow the knee Original Word: אַבְרֵךְ Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: abrek Pronunciation: ah-brek Phonetic Spelling: (ab-rake') Definition: Bow the knee Meaning: kneel Word Origin: The origin of the word is uncertain, but it is possibly derived from an Egyptian term or a Semitic root. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, as "abrek" is a unique term used in a specific cultural and historical context within the Hebrew Bible. Usage: The term "abrek" is used as a command or exclamation, likely meaning "bow the knee" or "pay homage." It is a term of respect or submission, often associated with acknowledging authority or honor. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, bowing the knee was a common gesture of respect, submission, or allegiance to a person of higher status, such as a king or a high-ranking official. The use of "abrek" in the context of Joseph's account in Egypt reflects the cultural practice of showing deference to someone in a position of power. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin probably of foreign origin Definition to kneel NASB Translation bow the knee (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אַבְרֵךְ proclaimed before Joseph Genesis 41:43 (meaning dubious; many Egyptian derivatives proposed; e.g. a-bor-k, Coptic = prostrate thyself! SpiegelbRandglossen 14 ff. explained as Egyptian ±brk = give attention! BenfeyVerh. d. äg. Spr. z. Semitic 302 f; ¹prek, = head bowed! ChabasRA 1, — but ¹ = ע see also WiedemannAltäg. Wörter 1883, 8; apre χ-u, head of the wise, HarkavyBerl. äg. Zeltschr. 1869; (but Jeremiah 46:15 many MSS. ᵐ5 Aq Symm Theod ᵑ9 many moderns read אַבִּירֶ֑ךָ thy bull, i.e. Apis). — אַבִרֵךְ: SpiegelbergRandglossen 14ff. explains as Egyptian °brk = give attention! åb-rek, rejoice thou! CookSpeaker's Comm. Gn. on the passage and p. 482; Lepage RenoufPSBA.nov.1888, 5 f åb(u)-rek, thy command is our desire, i.e. we are at thy service; SayRel. Babylonian 183 Assyrian abrikku = Akkadian abrik, vizier (unpublished tablet), see already DlW; L 134 c., 1. 11. 12 who compare Assyrian abarakku = title, perhaps grand vizier; against Dl, see COT & NöZMG 1886, 734). אַבְרָם, אַבְשַׁי see אֲבִירָם, אֲבִישַׁי below II. אבה. אַבְשָׁלוֺם, אַבְשָׁלֹם see אֲבִישָׁלוֺם below II. אבה. אגא (compare Arabic , flee Frey). **Authority for Arabic verb flee is slender, but word occurs as proper name, of a mountain, and elsewhere (GFM, privately). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bow the knee Probably an Egyptian word meaning kneel -- bow the knee. Forms and Transliterations אַבְרֵ֑ךְ אברך ’aḇ·rêḵ ’aḇrêḵ avRech Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 41:43 HEB: וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ לְפָנָ֖יו אַבְרֵ֑ךְ וְנָת֣וֹן אֹת֔וֹ NAS: before him, Bow the knee! And he set KJV: before him, Bow the knee: and he made INT: proclaimed before Bow set over 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 86 1 Occurrence ’aḇ·rêḵ — 1 Occ.