Strong's Lexicon mishkab: Bed, couch, place of lying down Original Word: מִשְׁכָּב Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁכַב (shakav), meaning "to lie down." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2825 (κλίνη, klinē): Refers to a bed or couch, often used in the New Testament in contexts of healing or rest. - G2845 (κοίτη, koitē): Refers to a bed, often with connotations of marital relations or sexual activity. Usage: The Hebrew word "mishkab" primarily refers to a place of lying down, such as a bed or couch. It is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, including literal references to a physical bed or couch and metaphorical or euphemistic references to sexual relations or rest. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the bed or couch was a significant piece of household furniture, often associated with rest, intimacy, and sometimes illness or death. The concept of "mishkab" extends beyond the physical object to include the activities associated with it, such as sleeping, resting, or engaging in marital relations. The bed was also a place where covenants could be made or broken, reflecting the intimate and personal nature of such spaces. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shakab Definition place of lying, a couch, act of lying NASB Translation bed (25), bedroom* (3), beds (6), couch (1), health* (1), intimately* (3), lain* (1), lie (1), lying (1), rest (1), resting place (1), sleeping (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מִשְׁכָּב46 noun masculineLeviticus 15:4 place of lying, couch; act of lying; — absolute ׳מ 1 Kings 1:47 +, construct מִשְׁכַּב 2 Samuel 4:5 +; suffix מִשְׁכָּבִי Job 7:13 +, מִשְׁכַּבְכֶם Psalm 4:5; plural construct מִשְׁכְּבֵי Genesis 49:4 +, suffix מִשְׁכְּבוֺהָם Hosea 7:14 +, etc.; — 1 couch, bed (37 t.), 2 Samuel 4:11; Hosea 7:14; Micah 2:1; 1 Kings 1:47; Songs 3:1 +; ׳וְנָפַל לְמ Exodus 21:18 (E) he takes to his bed; נִדָּתָהּ ׳מ Leviticus 15:26 (P; see below I. נדד); ׳מ as place of copulation Genesis 49:4 (poem in J), Isaiah 57:7,8 (twice in verse); Proverbs 7:17; as place of burial Isaiah 57:2; Ezekiel 32:25; 2Chronicles 16:14 (see ׳מ Inscription Tabnit8 and perhaps Jewish inscription Cooke341). 2 act of lying: a. in General, ׳חֲדַר מ chamber of lying down = bed-chamber, Exodus 7:28 (E), 2 Samuel 4:7; 2 Kings 6:12, בְּחַדְרֵי מִשְׁכָּֽבְךָ Ecclesiastes 10:20; הַצָּהֳרַיִם ׳והוּא שֹׁכֵב אֵת מ 2 Samuel 4:5 his noon-day siesta; 2 Samuel 17:28 read perhaps ׳עַרְשׂת מ couches for lying down Klo Bu HPS Now, compare ᵐ5. b. (from context) sexually: of woman יֹדַעַת (אִישׁ לְ) מִשְׁכַּב זָכָת Judges 21:11,12; Numbers 31:17,35 (P); of man שׁכב מִשְׁכְּבֵי אִשָּׁה Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13 (+ אֶתזָֿכָר sodomy; H); ׳דֹּדִים מ Ezekiel 23:17. שׁכב (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שָׁכַב, מִשְׁכָּב). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bedchamber, couch, lying with From shakab; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse -- bed((-chamber)), couch, lieth (lying) with. see HEBREW shakab Forms and Transliterations בְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ בְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּ בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙ בַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙ במשכב במשכבה במשכבו הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ב הַמִּשְׁכָּ֜ב הַמִּשְׁכָּ֞ב הַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ המשכב המשכב׃ כְּמִשְׁכַּ֥ב כמשכב לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב לְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃ למשכב למשכב׃ מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗וֹ מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב מִשְׁכַּ֥ב מִשְׁכַּבְכֶ֗ם מִשְׁכַּב־ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ מִשְׁכָּ֤ב מִשְׁכָּ֥ב מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥וֹ מִשְׁכָּֽב׃ מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹ מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃ מִשְׁכָּבִי֙ מִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְ מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙ מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃ מִשְׁכָּבָ֖ם מִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙ משכב משכב־ משכב׃ משכבו משכבותם משכבותם׃ משכבי משכבי׃ משכבך משכבך׃ משכבכם משכבם bam·miš·kāḇ bammishKav bammiškāḇ bə·miš·kā·ḇāh bə·miš·kā·ḇōw bemishkaVah bemishkaVo bəmiškāḇāh bəmiškāḇōw ham·miš·kāḇ hammishKav hammiškāḇ kə·miš·kaḇ kemishKav kəmiškaḇ lə·miš·kaḇ lə·miš·kāḇ lemishKav ləmiškaḇ ləmiškāḇ miš·kā·ḇām miš·kā·ḇe·ḵā miš·kā·ḇə·ḵā miš·kā·ḇêḵ miš·kā·ḇî miš·kā·ḇōw miš·kaḇ miš·kāḇ miš·kaḇ- miš·kaḇ·ḵem miš·kə·ḇê miš·kə·ḇō·w·ṯām mishKav mishkaVam mishkavChem mishkaVech mishkaveCha mishkaVi mishkaVo mishkeVei mishkevoTam miškaḇ miškāḇ miškaḇ- miškāḇām miškāḇêḵ miškāḇeḵā miškāḇəḵā miškāḇî miškaḇḵem miškāḇōw miškəḇê miškəḇōwṯāmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 49:4 HEB: כִּ֥י עָלִ֖יתָ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אָ֥ז NAS: up to your father's bed; Then KJV: to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou INT: Because went bed to your father's Then Exodus 8:3 Exodus 21:18 Leviticus 15:4 Leviticus 15:5 Leviticus 15:21 Leviticus 15:23 Leviticus 15:24 Leviticus 15:26 Leviticus 15:26 Leviticus 18:22 Leviticus 20:13 Numbers 31:17 Numbers 31:18 Numbers 31:35 Judges 21:11 Judges 21:12 2 Samuel 4:5 2 Samuel 4:7 2 Samuel 4:11 2 Samuel 11:2 2 Samuel 11:13 2 Samuel 13:5 2 Samuel 17:28 1 Kings 1:47 46 Occurrences |
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