Hebrew · H7903

שְׁכֹבֶת

A (sexual) lying with

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שְׁכֹבֶתH7903

What does שְׁכֹבֶת mean in the Bible?

שְׁכֹבֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a (sexual) lying with".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שְׁכֹבֶת mean in the Bible?

שְׁכֹבֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a (sexual) lying with".

How does the BSB render H7903?

The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include carnally (4).

Where does שְׁכֹבֶת appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 18:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), 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 It

carnally4×Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 18:23, Leviticus 20:15, Numbers 5:20

Show sample aligned rows

Leviticus 18:20שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖tocarnallyNoun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 18:23שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖tocarnallyNoun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 20:15שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹtocarnallyNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Numbers 5:20שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹtocarnallyNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 18:20

Aligned rows4

Books represented2

Leviticus3Numbers1

Source forms

שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖2xšə·ḵā·ḇə·tə·ḵāLeviticus 18:20, Leviticus 18:23

שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ1xšə·ḵā·ḇə·tōwLeviticus 20:15

שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹ1xšə·ḵā·ḇə·tōwNumbers 5:20

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular2xLeviticus 18:20, Leviticus 18:23

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 20:15, Numbers 5:20

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שְׁכֹבֶת

What does שְׁכֹבֶת mean in the Bible?

What does שְׁכֹבֶת mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7903?

Where does שְׁכֹבֶת appear in Scripture?

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