שְׁכֹבֶת
šĕkōbet
copulation
Strong's H7903NounHebrewTWOT 2381b

שְׁכֹבֶת (šĕkōbet) is a Hebrew noun meaning copulation. It appears 4 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7903).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2381b)

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

שְׁכֹ֫בֶת noun, feminine: copulation

Strong's H7903 שְׁכֹבֶת: a (sexual) lying with
KJV:× lie.

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

Leviticus 18:20Numbers 5:20

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