שָׁכַב

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• to lie down: lay down H7901G 102
• to lie down: have sex H7901I · a Meaning of 50
• to lie down: be dead H7901J · a Meaning of 45
• to lie down: sleep H7901H · a Meaning of 15

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. 1 Kings 1:2 וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה ve.sha.khe.Vah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

   Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

2. 1 Kings 1:21 כִּשְׁכַ֥ב kish.Khav · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

   Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

3. 1 Kings 2:10 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

4. 1 Kings 3:19 שָׁכְבָ֖ה sha.khe.Vah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And this woman's child died in the night, because she lay upon it.

5. 1 Kings 3:20 וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּ va.tash.ki.Ve.hu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

6. 1 Kings 3:20 הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה hish.Ki.vah · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

7. 1 Kings 11:21 שָׁכַ֤ב sha.Khav · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.

8. 1 Kings 11:43 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

9. 1 Kings 14:20 וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

10. 1 Kings 14:31 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

11. 1 Kings 15:8 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

12. 1 Kings 15:24 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

13. 1 Kings 16:6 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

14. 1 Kings 16:28 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

15. 1 Kings 17:19 וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ vai.yash.ki.Ve.hu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

16. 1 Kings 19:5 וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

17. 1 Kings 19:6 וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.

18. 1 Kings 21:4 וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

19. 1 Kings 21:27 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

20. 1 Kings 22:40 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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