Hebrew word study

שָׁכַבshâkab — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any…

Pronounced “shaw-kab'”

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

Translated in the King James as: at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

Appears 208 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 21×

Genesis 19:4 Genesis 19:32 Genesis 19:33 Genesis 19:34 Genesis 19:35 Genesis 26:10 Genesis 28:11 Genesis 28:13 Genesis 30:15 Genesis 30:16 Genesis 34:2 Genesis 34:7 Genesis 35:22 Genesis 39:7 Genesis 39:10 Genesis 39:12 Genesis 39:14 Genesis 47:30+ 3 more in Genesis

Exodus — 3×

Exodus 22:16 Exodus 22:19 Exodus 22:27

Leviticus — 17×

Leviticus 14:47 Leviticus 15:4 Leviticus 15:18 Leviticus 15:20 Leviticus 15:24 Leviticus 15:26 Leviticus 15:33 Leviticus 18:22 Leviticus 19:20 Leviticus 20:11 Leviticus 20:12 Leviticus 20:13 Leviticus 20:18 Leviticus 20:20 Leviticus 26:6+ 2 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 4×

Numbers 5:13 Numbers 5:19 Numbers 23:24 Numbers 24:9

Deuteronomy — 16×

Deuteronomy 6:7 Deuteronomy 11:19 Deuteronomy 22:22 Deuteronomy 22:23 Deuteronomy 22:25 Deuteronomy 22:28 Deuteronomy 22:29 Deuteronomy 24:12 Deuteronomy 24:13 Deuteronomy 27:20 Deuteronomy 27:21 Deuteronomy 27:22 Deuteronomy 27:23 Deuteronomy 31:16+ 2 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 2×

Joshua 2:1 Joshua 2:8

Judges — 2×

Judges 5:27 Judges 16:3

Ruth — 8×

Ruth 3:4 Ruth 3:7 Ruth 3:8 Ruth 3:13 Ruth 3:14+ 3 more in Ruth

1 Samuel — 13×

1 Sam 2:22 1 Sam 3:2 1 Sam 3:3 1 Sam 3:5 1 Sam 3:6 1 Sam 3:9 1 Sam 3:15 1 Sam 26:5 1 Sam 26:7+ 4 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 18×

2 Sam 4:5 2 Sam 4:7 2 Sam 7:12 2 Sam 8:2 2 Sam 11:4 2 Sam 11:9 2 Sam 11:11 2 Sam 11:13 2 Sam 12:3 2 Sam 12:11 2 Sam 12:16 2 Sam 12:24 2 Sam 13:5 2 Sam 13:6 2 Sam 13:8 2 Sam 13:11 2 Sam 13:14 2 Sam 13:31

1 Kings — 21×

1 Ki 1:2 1 Ki 1:21 1 Ki 2:10 1 Ki 3:19 1 Ki 3:20 1 Ki 11:21 1 Ki 11:43 1 Ki 14:20 1 Ki 14:31 1 Ki 15:8 1 Ki 15:24 1 Ki 16:6 1 Ki 16:28 1 Ki 17:19 1 Ki 19:5 1 Ki 19:6 1 Ki 21:4 1 Ki 21:27 1 Ki 22:40 1 Ki 22:50+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 19×

2 Ki 4:11 2 Ki 4:21 2 Ki 4:32 2 Ki 4:34 2 Ki 8:24 2 Ki 9:16 2 Ki 10:35 2 Ki 13:9 2 Ki 13:13 2 Ki 14:16 2 Ki 14:22 2 Ki 14:29 2 Ki 15:7 2 Ki 15:22 2 Ki 15:38 2 Ki 16:20 2 Ki 20:21 2 Ki 21:18 2 Ki 24:6

2 Chronicles — 12×

2 Chr 9:31 2 Chr 12:16 2 Chr 14:1 2 Chr 16:13 2 Chr 16:14 2 Chr 21:1 2 Chr 26:2 2 Chr 26:23 2 Chr 27:9 2 Chr 28:27 2 Chr 32:33 2 Chr 33:20

Job — 11×

Job 3:13 Job 7:4 Job 7:21 Job 11:18 Job 14:12 Job 20:11 Job 21:26 Job 27:19 Job 30:17 Job 38:37 Job 40:21

Psalms — 6×

Psalms 3:5 Psalms 4:8 Psalms 41:8 Psalms 57:4 Psalms 68:13 Psalms 88:5

Proverbs — 8×

Proverbs 3:24 Proverbs 6:9 Proverbs 6:10 Proverbs 6:22 Proverbs 23:34 Proverbs 24:33+ 2 more in Proverbs

Ecclesiastes — 2×

Eccles 2:23 Eccles 4:11

Isaiah — 6×

Isaiah 14:8 Isaiah 14:18 Isaiah 43:17 Isaiah 50:11 Isaiah 51:20 Isaiah 56:10

Jeremiah — 1×

Jeremiah 3:25

Lamentations — 1×

Lam 2:21

Ezekiel — 13×

Ezekiel 4:4 Ezekiel 4:6 Ezekiel 4:9 Ezekiel 23:8 Ezekiel 31:18 Ezekiel 32:19 Ezekiel 32:21 Ezekiel 32:27 Ezekiel 32:28 Ezekiel 32:29 Ezekiel 32:30 Ezekiel 32:32+ 1 more in Ezekiel

Hosea — 1×

Amos — 1×

Jonah — 1×

Micah — 1×

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