The meaning of “שְׁכָבָה”
Understanding shᵉkâbâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[idiom] carnally, copulation, [idiom] lay, seed. - a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act) 1) act of lying, layer, ...
שְׁכָבָה
[idiom] carnally, copulation, [idiom] lay, seed. - a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act) 1) act of lying, layer, coating 1a) act of lying (of sexual relations) 1b) layer
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:14 | “And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.” Word: שְׁכָבָה (shᵉkâbâh) | |
| Leviticus 15:17 | “And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.” Word: שְׁכָבָה (shᵉkâbâh) | |
| Numbers 5:13 | “And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;” Word: שְׁכָבָה (shᵉkâbâh) |
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