Shakhav שָׁכַב

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Shakhav
שָׁכַב
Transliterationshakhav
Strong's numberH7901 (H7901G, H7901I, H7901J, H7901H)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto lie down: lay down
Occurrences212 in 194 verses
Most frequent in1 Kings (20)

Shakhav (Hebrew שָׁכַב, Strong's H7901) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to lie down: lay down”. It occurs 212 times in 194 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H7901G: to lie down: lay down

: lay_down/lie_with
1) to lie down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on
1a2) to lodge
1a3) to lie (of sexual relations)
1a4) to lie down (in death)
1a5) to rest, relax (fig)
1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually)
1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually)
1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down
1e) (Hophal) to be laid

H7901I: to lie down: have sex

: have_sex
1) to lie down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on
1a2) to lodge
1a3) to lie (of sexual relations)
1a4) to lie down (in death)
1a5) to rest, relax (fig)
1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually)
1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually)
1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down
1e) (Hophal) to be laid

H7901J: to lie down: be dead

: be_dead
1) to lie down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on
1a2) to lodge
1a3) to lie (of sexual relations)
1a4) to lie down (in death)
1a5) to rest, relax (fig)
1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually)
1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually)
1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down
1e) (Hophal) to be laid

H7901H: to lie down: sleep

: sleep/rest
1) to lie down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on
1a2) to lodge
1a3) to lie (of sexual relations)
1a4) to lie down (in death)
1a5) to rest, relax (fig)
1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually)
1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually)
1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down
1e) (Hophal) to be laid

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVdown (44), lie (43), slept (37), lay (33), lieth (17), sleep (11), laid (8), rest (3), lien (2), liest (2), lying (2), ravished (2), and 8 other renderings
BSBrested (33), lie down (18), lies (13), lay down (8), lie (6), lying (6), rest (5), slept (4), sleep (4), he lies (4), you lie down (4), was lying (4), and 75 other renderings

Verses

Every verse with Shakhav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Amos

Jonah

Micah

Zechariah

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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