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

Page 3 of 4. 194 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

1 Kings 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 16:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
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1 Kings 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
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1 Kings 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
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1 Kings 21:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
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1 Kings 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
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1 Kings 22:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 22:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
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Source alternate reference: 22.51
2 Kings 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.
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2 Kings 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.
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2 Kings 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.
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2 Kings 4:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm.
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2 Kings 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.
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2 Kings 10:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 13:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
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2 Kings 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 14:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
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2 Kings 14:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 15:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 20:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 21:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
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2 Kings 24:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 9:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
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Source alternate reference: 13.23
2 Chronicles 16:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.
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2 Chronicles 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
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2 Chronicles 21:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 26:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
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2 Chronicles 26:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 27:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 28:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 32:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 33:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
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Job 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
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Job 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
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Job 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
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Job 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
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Job 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.
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Job 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
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Job 21:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
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Job 27:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
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