Shekhavah שְׁכָבָה
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| שְׁכָבָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shekhavah |
| Strong's number | H7902 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | semen |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (6) |
Shekhavah (Hebrew שְׁכָבָה, Strong's H7902) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “semen”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) act of lying, layer, coating
1a) act of lying (of sexual relations)
1b) layer
1a) act of lying (of sexual relations)
1b) layer
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | copulation (3), lay (2), carnally (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | emission (3), layer (2), has an emission (1), there is an emission (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shekhavah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 16:13And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
- Exodus 16:14And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.
Leviticus
- Leviticus 15:16And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:17And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:18The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:32This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,
- Leviticus 19:20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.
- Leviticus 22:4What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
Numbers
- Numbers 5:13And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).