Monday, December 20, 2021

The Meaning of Praise & Worship

Worship [1] - English: condition of being worthy, dignity, glory, distinction, honor, renown

Sembah [2] - Indonesian:  to pay the honour, obeisance, homage or to worship


Proskuneó [3] - Greek: to do reverence to, I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship, to kiss the ground when prostrating before a superior, to worship, ready "to fall down/prostrate oneself to adore on one's knees", to "do obeisance".

Shachah [4] - Hebrew: to bow down

Barak [5]: to kneel, bless, salute


Halal [6] - Hebrew: to be boastful, to praise

Shabach [7] - Hebrew: to laud, praise

Tehillah [8] - Hebrew: praise, song of praise

Zamar [9] - Hebrew: to make music (in praise of God)

Yadah [10] - Hebrew: give thanks, praise

Todah [11]: thanksgiving, praise


  1. https://www.etymonline.com/word/worship
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sembah
  3. https://biblehub.com/greek/4352.htm
  4. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7812.htm
  5. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1288.htm
  6. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1984b.htm
  7. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7623b.htm
  8. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8416.htm
  9. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/2167.htm
  10. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3034.htm
  11. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8426.htm

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