sha.khav H7901

שָׁכַב (sha.khav) means “to lie down: lay down” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שָׁכַב Hebrew · H7901 212 tagged occurrences in 194 verses

Pronunciation guide: shaw-kab' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7901G

שָׁכַב · sha.khav · 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

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TBESH · H7901H

שָׁכַב · sha.khav · 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

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TBESH · H7901I

שָׁכַב · sha.khav · 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

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TBESH · H7901J

שָׁכַב · sha.khav · 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

KJV glosses: [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

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How translators render H7901

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
rested	32
lies	9
lie down	8
and lay down	6
and lie down	6
he lies	4
to lie down	4
was lying	4
and lay	3
he who sleeps	3
lie	3
lying	3
rest	3
and laid him	2
and lie	2
and lies	2
and sleep	2
and sleeps	2
and slept with	2
he lay down	2
he lies down	2
i lie down	2
lay down	2
lies with	2
she lies	2
sleep	2
they lie	2
to rest	2
was lying down	2
when she lay down	2
when you lie down	2
you lie	2
you lie down	2
and anyone who sleeps	1
and be placed	1
and he rested	1
and he will lie	1
and hezekiah rested	1
and lay with	1
and put	1
and rested	1
and slept	1
and stayed	1
and will make them lie down	1
and you rest	1
and you will lie down	1
but when i lie down	1
by lying	1
by sleeping with	1
can tilt	1
from her who lies	1
go to sleep	1
had lain down	1
had rested	1
has done this	1
has slept with you	1
have slept with	1
he may sleep	1
he slept	1
he who lies	1
her	1
i slept with	1
i will lie down	1
i would be lying down	1
it slept	1
lay down for the night	1
lay there	1
let us lie down	1
lie down together	1
lie together	1
lies down	1
like one sleeping	1
lying around	1
lying in sackcloth	1
made them lie down	1
men slept	1
nap	1
now lie	1
now lie here	1
or lying	1
resting	1
rests	1
she laid him	1
she rolled over	1
slept	1
so he could sleep	1
so he slept	1
so she lay down	1
so that he may sleep	1
so we can sleep	1
then he lay down	1
there he lay still	1
they had gone to bed	1
they laid him	1
they lie down	1
they were sleeping	1
to go to bed	1
was laid up	1
were lying	1
when he lies down	1
when you rest	1
where he lay down	1
who lay	1
who lie	1
who slept	1
will be laid to rest	1
will he sleep in	1
will lie down	1
will you lie there	1
you have been laid low	1
you lie on your side	1
you will lie	1
you will lie down	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
slept	36
lie	10
and lay	9
lay	8
and laid	5
he that lieth	4
shall lie	4
and lay down	3
lie down	3
to sleep	3
and he lay	2
and lie	2
he lay down	2
her and lay	2
not when she lay down	2
ravished	2
that lay	2
that lie	2
that lieth	2
that thou shalt lie	2
they lie	2
they shall lie down	2
whereon he lieth	2
all of them lie	1
also lie	1
and as he lay	1
and be thou laid	1
and before they were laid down	1
and every thing that she lieth	1
and he laid him down	1
and he shall be laid	1
and he shall lie	1
and he slept	1
and he that lieth	1
and he was laid down	1
and how they lay	1
and it shall be when he lieth down	1
and laid her down	1
and laid him down	1
and lay thee down	1
and lodged	1
and shalt lie	1
and she lay	1
and they lie	1
and they shall not lie	1
and thou shalt sleep	1
and to lie	1
and we will lie	1
and when thou liest down	1
and will make them to lie down	1
and ye shall lie down	1
because she overlaid	1
behold i lay	1
behold thou shalt sleep	1
but before they lay down	1
but i will lie	1
casting them down	1
for now shall i sleep	1
for now should i have lain still	1
from her that lieth	1
have lain	1
have lien	1
he lay	1
he lieth	1
he shall not lie down	1
her and lie	1
him and let her lie	1
how long wilt thou sleep	1
i laid me down	1
i lie	1
in lying	1
laid	1
laid down	1
lay down	1
lay me down	1
lie together	1
lieth	1
lieth down	1
lying	1
lying down	1
man shall lie down	1
not lie down	1
not unto her to lie	1
on her and lie	1
only that lay	1
or as he that lieth	1
or who can stay	1
shall sleep	1
since thou art laid down	1
take no rest	1
taketh not rest	1
that he lieth	1
that he may sleep	1
thee when thou sleepest	1
therefore he shall lie	1
they lay	1
they shall lie	1
thou hast not been lien	1
thou shalt lie	1
thou shalt not lie	1
thou shalt not sleep	1
thou shalt take thy rest	1
though ye have lien	1
to lie	1
to lie down	1
unto her and lay	1
unto him and he lay	1
unto him lay thee down	1
unto me to lie	1
was laid down	1
we lie down	1
when i lie down	1
when thou liest	1
when thou liest down	1
where he shall lie	1
wherein shall he sleep	1
whereon she lieth	1
whereon thou liest	1
which shall lie down	1
who lay	1
whosoever lieth	1
with her at all	1
ye shall lie down	1
yea thou shalt be as he that lieth down	1
yea thou shalt lie down	1

Verses containing H7901

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Genesis 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
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Genesis 19:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
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Genesis 19:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
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Genesis 19:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
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Genesis 19:35 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
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Genesis 26:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
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Genesis 28:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
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Genesis 28:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
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Genesis 30:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
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Genesis 30:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.
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Genesis 34:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
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Genesis 34:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
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Genesis 35:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
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Genesis 39:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
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Genesis 39:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
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Genesis 39:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
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Genesis 39:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
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Genesis 47:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”
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Exodus 22:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
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Source alternate reference: 22.15
Exodus 22:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
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Source alternate reference: 22.18
Exodus 22:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
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Source alternate reference: 22.26
Leviticus 14:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.
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Leviticus 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
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Leviticus 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Leviticus 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,
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Leviticus 15:24 · BSB · 3 occurrences
If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
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Leviticus 15:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.
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Leviticus 15:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
of a woman in her menstrual period, of any male or female who has a discharge, and of a man who lies with an unclean woman.’”
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Leviticus 18:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.
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Leviticus 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Leviticus 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Leviticus 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.
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Leviticus 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Leviticus 20:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
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Leviticus 20:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
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Leviticus 26:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
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Numbers 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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),
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Numbers 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
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Numbers 23:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
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Numbers 24:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
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Deuteronomy 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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Deuteronomy 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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Deuteronomy 22:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.
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Deuteronomy 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,
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Deuteronomy 22:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.
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Deuteronomy 22:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
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Deuteronomy 22:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
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Deuteronomy 24:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
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Deuteronomy 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
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Deuteronomy 27:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
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