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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 vast numbers of quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area around the camp was wet with dew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:14 - When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:16 - “Whenever a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body in water, and he will remain ceremonially unclean until the next evening.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:18 - After a man and a woman have sexual intercourse, they must each bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until the next evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:32 - These are the instructions for dealing with anyone who has a bodily discharge—a man who is unclean because of an emission of semen

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:20 - “If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man’s wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:4 - “If any of Aaron’s descendants has a skin disease[fn] or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:13 - and has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act.
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