Strong's Lexicon

H7902

H7902 — שְׁכָבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshkabahnoun femOccurrences: 10TWOT: 2381a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7902
Word:	שְׁכָבָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H7901
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	10
Transliteration:	shkabah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shek-aw-baw'
Meaning:	1. a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)
KJV Renderings:	X carnally, copulation, X lay, seed.

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[שְׁכָבָה] noun feminine act of lying, layer; — only construct שִׁכְבַת all P ; —

1. act of lying, as accusative of cognate meaning with verb with שׁכב 3: שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע Lev 15:18 a man lies with her a lying of seed (in copulation), compare Lev 19:20; Num 5:13 then ( = semen), תֵּצֵא שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע Lev 15:16; Lev 15:32; Lev 22:4 (+ מִמֶּנּוּ), ׳ ז ׳ שׁ alone Lev 15:17.

2. layer of dew, שִׁכְבַת הַטָּ֑ל Exod 16:13; Exod 16:14 ( P ).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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