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Lexicon :: Strong's H7902 - šᵊḵāḇâ

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שְׁכָבָה
Transliteration
šᵊḵāḇâ
Pronunciation
shek-aw-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2381a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁכָבָה shᵉkâbâh, shek-aw-baw'; from H7901; a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act):—× carnally, copulation, × lay, seed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H7902 in the following manner: copulation (3x), lie (2x), carnally (2x), from him (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H7902 in the following manner: copulation (3x), lie (2x), carnally (2x), from him (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. act of lying, layer, coating

    1. act of lying (of sexual relations)

    2. layer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁכָבָה shᵉkâbâh, shek-aw-baw'; from H7901; a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act):—× carnally, copulation, × lay, seed.
STRONGS H7902: Abbreviations
† [שְׁכָבָה] noun feminine act of lying, layer; — only construct שִׁכְבַת all P; —
1. act of lying, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with שׁכב 3: שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע Leviticus 15:18 a man lies with her a lying of seed (in copulation), compare Leviticus 19:20; Numbers 5:13; then (= semen), תֵּצֵא שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע Leviticus 15:16, 32; Leviticus 22:4 (+ מִמֶּנּוּ), ז׳ שׁ׳ alone Leviticus 15:17.
2. layer of dew, שִׁכְבַת הַטָּ֑ל Exodus 16:13, 14 (P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

16:13; 16:14

Leviticus

15:16; 15:17; 15:18; 15:32; 19:20; 22:4

Numbers

5:13

H7902

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7902 matches the Hebrew שְׁכָבָה (šᵊḵāḇâ),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:13 - That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:14 - When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:16 - “ ‘When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:17 - Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:18 - When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:32 - These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:20 - “ ‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment.[fn] Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:4 - “ ‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease[fn] or a bodily discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse or by anyone who has an emission of semen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:13 - so that another man has sexual relations with her, and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act),
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