What does שְׁכֹבֶת mean in the Bible?
שְׁכֹבֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a (sexual) lying with".
Hebrew · H7903
שְׁכֹבֶת
A (sexual) lying with
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שְׁכֹבֶת H7903
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
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 carnally 4× Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 18:23, Leviticus 20:15, Numbers 5:20
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 18:20 שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ to carnally Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 18:23 שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ to carnally Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 20:15 שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ to carnally Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Numbers 5:20 שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹ to carnally Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 18:20
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Leviticus 3 Numbers 1
Source forms
שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ 2x šə·ḵā·ḇə·tə·ḵā Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 18:23
שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ 1x šə·ḵā·ḇə·tōw Leviticus 20:15
שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹ 1x šə·ḵā·ḇə·tōw Numbers 5:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 18:20, Leviticus 18:23
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 20:15, Numbers 5:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a (sexual) lying with
Source Gloss
a (sexual) lying with
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a (sexual) lying with BDB: copulation Usage: × lie.
Word Origins
שְׁכֹבֶת is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain