H5457 — סְגִד (segid)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H5457
Original: סְגִד
Transliteration: segid (çᵉgid)
Pronunciation: seg-eed'
Part of Speech: Aramaic verb
Root: סָגַד (sagad, H5456) — Hebrew cognate: to prostrate oneself in homage
Occurrences: 12 tokens in 11 unique verses (1 book: Daniel)
First Occurrence: Dan 2:46 — "Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5456; to worship. BDB: do homage (by prostration). Pe'al perfect, imperfect, and participle forms attested. Always used with לְצֶלֶם ("to the image") or לְ + object of homage. Every OT occurrence is in Daniel 2-3.

Verb Stem Distribution¶

Stem	Count	Forms Attested
Peal	12	Perfect 3ms (סְגִד, Dan 2:46), Imperfect 3ms (יִסְגֻּד, 3:6/10/11), Imperfect 2mp (תִסְגְּדוּן, 3:5/15×2), Imperfect 3mp (יִסְגְּדוּן, 3:28), Imperfect 1p (נִסְגֻּד, 3:18), Participle mp (סָגְדִין, 3:7/12/14)

No derived stems (Pael, Haphel, etc.) are attested in the biblical corpus.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
worship	4	36.4%
and worship	3	27.3%
and worshippeth	2	18.2%
worshipped	2	18.2%

KJV renders every occurrence as some form of "worship." No alternative translations exist.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Daniel	11	3.1

Concentrated entirely in Daniel 2:46 and 3:5-28. This is a single-book, single-narrative word: 10 of 11 verses fall within the golden image episode of Daniel 3. The sole outlier (Dan 2:46) describes Nebuchadnezzar's homage to Daniel after the dream interpretation.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Commanded Worship of an Idol¶

The decree requiring prostration before the golden image at the sound of music. - Dan 3:5 — "ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up" - Dan 3:10 — "every man that shall hear the sound... shall fall down and worship the golden image" - Dan 3:15 — "if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound... ye fall down and worship the image which I have made"

2. Mass Compliance with Worship Decree¶

The nations carrying out the command. - Dan 3:7 — "all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image"

3. Refusal to Worship¶

The three Hebrews' defiance — the word occurs in accusations, interrogation, and their own declaration. - Dan 3:12 — "these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image" - Dan 3:14 — "do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?" - Dan 3:18 — "we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up" - Dan 3:28 — "yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God"

4. Penalty Clause for Non-Worship¶

The threatened punishment for those who refuse prostration. - Dan 3:6 — "whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace" - Dan 3:11 — "whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace"

5. Homage to a Person¶

Nebuchadnezzar's prostration before Daniel after the dream revelation — the only non-idol usage. - Dan 2:46 — "the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
דְּהַב (dehab)	H1722	6x (55%)	"worship the golden image" — gold as the material of the idol
אֱלָהּ (elahh)	H426	5x (45%)	"serve my gods, nor worship" — paired with deity reference
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר	H5020	5x (45%)	Nebuchadnezzar as the one commanding or witnessing worship
קוּם (qum)	H6966	5x (45%)	"image which [he] hath set up" — the erected image
פְּלַח (pelach)	H6399	4x (36%)	"serve... nor worship" — paired verb: serve + worship
זְמָר (zemar)	H2170	4x (36%)	Musical instruments triggering the worship command
שְׁמַע (shema)	H8086	4x (36%)	"when ye hear the sound" — hearing as trigger for worship
קָל (qal)	H7032	4x (36%)	"the sound of the cornet" — the auditory signal
אַתּוּן (attun)	H861	3x (27%)	"burning fiery furnace" — the penalty for refusal

The dominant collocation pattern is the formulaic Daniel 3 decree: hear the sound of instruments → fall down → worship the golden image → or be cast into the furnace.

Word Family / Cognates¶

H5456 סָגַד (sagad) — Hebrew cognate, 4x in Isa 44:15, 17, 19; 46:6. Means "fall down, prostrate oneself" in idol-worship contexts. KJV translates as "fall down" rather than "worship." Both the Hebrew and Aramaic forms appear exclusively in contexts of idol prostration.

Synonyms¶

A263 חוה — bow / prostrate oneself; close Aramaic neighbor in the bodily-homage field surfaced by search_relationships.py.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms returned by search_relationships.py for A5457.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
שָׁחָה (shachah)	H7812	"worship" (166x)	Primary Hebrew worship word; used for both true worship of God and idolatry across all genres. Segid is exclusively Aramaic and exclusively in Daniel.
προσκυνέω (proskyneo)	G4352	"worship" (54x)	Primary NT worship word and LXX equivalent of shachah. Broader range: worship of God, Jesus, idols, and social homage.
פְּלַח (pelach)	H6399	frequently paired	Aramaic "serve/minister" — the ongoing service dimension vs. segid's physical act of prostration. In Dan 3, they form a hendiadys: "serve (pelach) nor worship (segid)."

UBS Semantic Domains¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
002001001009	Bow	Captures the physical act of bowing/prostration that defines segid in Daniel 2-3.

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occurrences	PMI	Notes
προσκυνέω (proskyneo) G4352	10	6.91	Dominant rendering — the standard Greek worship word

The LXX consistently renders segid as proskyneo. The other high-PMI words in the alignment data (eikon, symphonia, mousikos, kithara, chryseos) reflect the surrounding Daniel 3 vocabulary rather than direct translations of segid itself.