שָׁכַב
Strong's H7901
shâkab
/shaw-kab'/
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7901
- Hebrew
- שָׁכַב
- Transliteration
- shâkab
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-kab'/
- KJV Translations
- 11 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
at allcast down(lover-)lay (self) (down)(make to) lie (downdown to sleepstill with)lodgeravishtake restsleepstay
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shâkab:
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