שְׁכָבָה
šĕkābâ
lying
Strong's H7902NounHebrewTWOT 2381a

שְׁכָבָה (šĕkābâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning lying. It appears 9 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7902).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2381a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2381a)lying, layer; copulation, seed
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שְׁכָבָה noun, feminine: lying, layer

act of lying, layer

Strong's H7902 שְׁכָבָה: a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)
KJV:× carnally, copulation, × lay, seed.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2381: שָׁכַב šākab — lie down; lodge, lie; be lain with; lay; laid; cast down, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay

See it in Scripture

Exodus 16:13Leviticus 15:16Numbers 5:13

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