What does שְׁכָבָה mean in the Bible?
שְׁכָבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)".
Hebrew · H7902
שְׁכָבָה
שְׁכָבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)".
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שְׁכָבָהH7902
What does שְׁכָבָה mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render H7902?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an emission (3), - (1), . . . (1), a layer (1), and there is an emission (1).
Where does שְׁכָבָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (6), Exodus (2), Numbers (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itan emission3×Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 22:4
-1×Leviticus 19:20
. . .1×Numbers 5:13
a layer1×Exodus 16:13
and there is an emission1×Leviticus 15:18
has an emission1×Leviticus 15:16
When the layer1×Exodus 16:14
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 16:13שִׁכְבַ֣תtoa layerNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 16:14שִׁכְבַ֣תtoWhen the layerNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 15:16שִׁכְבַת־tohas an emissionNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 15:17שִׁכְבַת־toan emissionNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 15:18שִׁכְבַת־toand there is an emissionNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 15:32שִׁכְבַת־toan emissionNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 19:20שִׁכְבַת־to-Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 22:4שִׁכְבַת־toan emissionNoun - feminine singular constructNumbers 5:13שִׁכְבַת־to. . .Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 16:13
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Exodus2Leviticus6Numbers1
Source forms
שִׁכְבַת־7xšiḵ·ḇaṯ-Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:17, Leviticus 15:18, Leviticus 15:32
שִׁכְבַ֣ת2xšiḵ·ḇaṯExodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct9xExodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Leviticus 15:16, Leviticus 15:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)
Source Gloss
a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act) BDB: lying Usage: × carnally, copulation, × lay, seed.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
שְׁכָבָה is built from this root:
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