שָׁכַב

sha.khav · to lie down: lay down

Hebrew · Strong's H7901 · Verb · Sounds like: shaw-kab' · 212 occurrences

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)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
שָׁכַב 212 vb. lie down
Qal
1. lie down
2. = lodge (for night)
3. of sexual relations, lie with
4.
a. lie down in death
b. esp. in phr. lie down with his fathers
5. fig. = relax
Niph. Pu. = be lain with (sexually; subj. women), only as Qr for Kt [שָׁגֵל] Niph. Pu. q.v.
Hiph. lay
Hoph. laid

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Samuel 4:5 שֹׁכֵ֔ב sho.Khev · An -ing word: simple action

    And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon.

  2. 2 Samuel 4:7 שֹׁכֵ֤ב sho.Khev · An -ing word: simple action

    Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

  3. 2 Samuel 7:12 וְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ ve.sha.khav.Ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

  4. 2 Samuel 8:2 הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב hash.Kev · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

  5. 2 Samuel 11:4 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned unto her house.

  6. 2 Samuel 11:9 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

  7. 2 Samuel 11:11 וְלִשְׁכַּ֣ב ve.lish.Kav · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

  8. 2 Samuel 11:13 לִשְׁכַּ֤ב lish.Kav · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

  9. 2 Samuel 12:3 תִשְׁכָּ֔ב tish.Kav · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

  10. 2 Samuel 12:11 וְשָׁכַב֙ ve.sha.Khav · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

  11. 2 Samuel 12:16 וְשָׁכַ֥ב ve.sha.Khav · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

  12. 2 Samuel 12:24 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon. And Jehovah loved him;

  13. 2 Samuel 13:5 שְׁכַ֥ב she.Khav · A command to you: simple action

    And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

  14. 2 Samuel 13:6 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let her sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.

  15. 2 Samuel 13:8 שֹׁכֵ֑ב sho.Khev · An -ing word: simple action

    So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

  16. 2 Samuel 13:11 שִׁכְבִ֥י shikh.Vi · A command to you: simple action

    And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

  17. 2 Samuel 13:14 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

  18. 2 Samuel 13:31 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב vai.yish.Kav · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

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