7902. shekabah

Lexicon

shekabah: Lying down, layer, act of lying

Original Word: שְׁכָבָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: shkabah
Pronunciation: shek-aw-baw'
Phonetic Spelling: (shek-aw-baw')
Definition: Lying down, layer, act of lying
Meaning: a lying down

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

copulation, seed

From shakab; a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act) -- X carnally, copulation, X lay, seed.

see HEBREW shakab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shakab
Definition
(act of) lying, a layer
NASB Translation
carnally* (1), emission (5), intercourse* (1), layer (2), seminal* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[שְׁכָבָה] noun feminine act of lying, layer; — only construct שִׁכְבַת all P; —

1 act of lying, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with שׁכב

3: שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע Leviticus 15:18 a man lies with her a lying of seed (in copulation), compare Leviticus 19:20; Numbers 5:13; then ( = semen), תֵּצֵא שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע Leviticus 15:16,32; Leviticus 22:4 (+ מִמֶּנּוּ), ׳ז ׳שׁ alone Leviticus 15:17.

2 layer of dew, שִׁכְבַת הַטָּ֑ל Exodus 16:13,14 (P).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁכַב (shakav), meaning "to lie down."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2664: κατακλίνω (kataklino) • to lay down, to recline.
• G2845: κοιμάω (koimao) • to put to sleep, to fall asleep, often used metaphorically for death.

These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of lying down or reclining, often used in the New Testament to describe rest, sleep, or death, paralleling the Hebrew usage of שְׁכָבָה.

Usage: The term שְׁכָבָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the act of lying down, often in the context of rest or sleep. It can also refer to a layer or stratum, as in a physical layer of material.

Context: • The Hebrew word שְׁכָבָה (shekavah) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, primarily associated with the act of lying down. It is often used in narratives describing rest or sleep, as well as in metaphorical or symbolic contexts.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, שְׁכָבָה is translated in contexts that emphasize the physical act of lying down, such as in descriptions of rest or repose. For example, it may be used to describe the lying down of individuals for sleep or rest, highlighting a state of vulnerability or peace.
• The term can also be used in a more abstract sense, referring to a layer or stratum, which can be seen in descriptions of physical layers of material or metaphorical layers of meaning.
• The concept of lying down in the Hebrew Bible often carries connotations of rest, vulnerability, and sometimes intimacy, depending on the context. It can also imply a state of death or the finality of life, as lying down is a common euphemism for death in biblical literature.

Forms and Transliterations

שִׁכְבַ֣ת שִׁכְבַת־ שכבת שכבת־ shichVat šiḵ·ḇaṯ šiḵ·ḇaṯ- šiḵḇaṯ šiḵḇaṯ-

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 16:13
HEB: וּבַבֹּ֗קֶר הָֽיְתָה֙ שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטַּ֔ל סָבִ֖יב
NAS: and in the morning there was a layer of dew
KJV: the dew lay round about
INT: the morning came A layer of dew around

Exodus 16:14
HEB: וַתַּ֖עַל שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטָּ֑ל וְהִנֵּ֞ה
NAS: When the layer of dew evaporated,
KJV: And when the dew that lay was gone up,
INT: evaporated the layer of dew behold

Leviticus 15:16
HEB: תֵצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־ זָ֑רַע וְרָחַ֥ץ
NAS: a seminal emission, he shall bathe
KJV: seed of copulation go out
INT: has at emission A seminal shall bathe

Leviticus 15:17
HEB: יִהְיֶ֥ה עָלָ֖יו שִׁכְבַת־ זָ֑רַע וְכֻבַּ֥ס
NAS: there is seminal emission, it shall be washed
KJV: whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed
INT: become and emission is seminal shall be washed

Leviticus 15:18
HEB: אִ֛ישׁ אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁכְבַת־ זָ֑רַע וְרָחֲצ֣וּ
NAS: [so that] there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe
KJV: [with] seed of copulation, they shall [both] bathe
INT: A man for emission seminal bathe

Leviticus 15:32
HEB: תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֛נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־ זֶ֖רַע לְטָמְאָה־
NAS: a seminal emission so that he is unclean
INT: has at emission A seminal is unclean

Leviticus 19:20
HEB: אֶת־ אִשָּׁ֜ה שִׁכְבַת־ זֶ֗רַע וְהִ֤וא
NAS: a man lies carnally with a woman who
INT: with A woman seed child who

Leviticus 22:4
HEB: תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־ זָֽרַע׃
NAS: if a man has a seminal emission,
INT: has at emission of the descendants

Numbers 5:13
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ אֹתָהּ֮ שִׁכְבַת־ זֶרַע֒ וְנֶעְלַם֙
INT: man for seed child is hidden

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7902
9 Occurrences

šiḵ·ḇaṯ — 9 Occ.