שְׁכָבָה
Transliteration
šᵊḵāḇâ
Pronunciation
shek-aw-baw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From שָׁכַב (H7901)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2381a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁכָבָה shᵉkâbâh, shek-aw-baw'; from H7901; a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act):—× carnally, copulation, × lay, seed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H7902 in the following manner: copulation (3x), lie (2x), carnally (2x), from him (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H7902 in the following manner: copulation (3x), lie (2x), carnally (2x), from him (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. act of lying, layer, coating

    1. act of lying (of sexual relations)

    2. layer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁכָבָה shᵉkâbâh, shek-aw-baw'; from H7901; a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act):—× carnally, copulation, × lay, seed.
STRONGS H7902: Abbreviations
† [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).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

16:13; 16:14

Leviticus

15:16; 15:17; 15:18; 15:32; 19:20; 22:4

Numbers

5:13