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What does "Knee" mean in the Bible?

Besides the literal use of the word, it is used figuratively. Knee appears in 7 verses across 4 books of the Bible.

What does the Bible say about Knee?

KNEE. Besides the literal use of the word, it is used figuratively. Taking children on the knees is adopting them. Gen 30:3; Jer 50:23. The knees were the seat of strength. Deut 28:35; Job 4:4; Isa 35:3; Nah 2:10; Heb 12:12. The head was put between the knees in abject supplication. 1 Kgs 18:42. Bending the knee is the simplest and most striking way of making or declaring one's self inferior to another, and thus it came to be used in prayer, worship, or humiliation. 2 Kgs 1:13; Isa 45:23; Dan 6:10-11; Luke 22:41; Rom 11:4; Eph 3:14; Phil 2:10; Acts 9:40; Acts 20:36. The common Hebrew word for blessing is a form of the word translated "knee," and it is used for invoking God to bless, Gen 28:6; Josh 24:10; for invoking God for his blessing, Gen 12:3; Matt 18:18; for celebrating, praising, and adoring God, 2 Chr 6:13; Dan 6:11; for invoking blessings on others in the name of God. Ps 129:8; Gen 48:9; for God blessing his creatures. Gen 1:22; for emphatic greetings among men. 1 Sam 15:13:for invoking evil. 1 Kgs 21:10; Job 31:30.

Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

What is the Hebrew word for Knee?

Hebrew · H1290

בֶּ֫רֶךְ

be.rekh

knee

TBESH, STEPBible, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Where does Knee appear in the Bible?

Knee is referenced in 7 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Ezekiel 3Romans 2Isaiah 1Philippians 1

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Knee.

LORDJesusBaal

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Knee?

Knee appears in 7 verses across 4 books, most often in Ezekiel, which accounts for 3 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Knee?

Ezekiel, Romans, Isaiah, Philippians.

Where can I read every verse about Knee?

This page lists 7 of them. Protos carries all 7, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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