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שָׁכַב

sha.khavto lie down: lay downHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb208 occurrences25 books190 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Traditional renderings: × at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁכַב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

208 total
  1. 2 Samuel 13:8שֹׁכֵ֑ב · was lying down
    So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:11שִׁכְבִ֥י · lie
    And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
  3. 2 Samuel 13:14וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב · and lay with
    But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
  4. 2 Samuel 13:31וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב · and lay down
    Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground. And all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
  5. 1 Kings 1:2וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה · and lie
    So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
  6. 1 Kings 1:21כִּשְׁכַ֥ב · rests
    Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
  7. 1 Kings 2:10וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב · rested
    Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
  8. 1 Kings 3:19שָׁכְבָ֖ה · she rolled over
    During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.
  9. 1 Kings 3:20וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּ · She laid him; הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה · and put
    So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
  10. 1 Kings 11:21שָׁכַ֤ב · had rested
    When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”
  11. 1 Kings 11:43וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
  12. 1 Kings 14:20וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ · and he rested
    And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
  13. 1 Kings 14:31וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב · rested
    And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
  14. 1 Kings 15:8וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
  15. 1 Kings 15:24וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    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.
  16. 1 Kings 16:6וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
  17. 1 Kings 16:28וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
  18. 1 Kings 17:19וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ · and laid him
    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.
  19. 1 Kings 19:5וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ · Then he lay down
    Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
  20. 1 Kings 19:6וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ · and lay down
    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.
  21. 1 Kings 21:4וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙ · He lay down
    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.
  22. 1 Kings 21:27וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב · He lay down
    When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
  23. 1 Kings 22:40וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב · rested
    And Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
  24. 1 Kings 22:50וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    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.
  25. 2 Kings 4:11וַיִּשְׁכַּב־ · to lie down
    One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.
  26. 2 Kings 4:21וַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּ · and laid him
    And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.
  27. 2 Kings 4:32מֻשְׁכָּ֖ב · lying
    When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.
  28. 2 Kings 4:34וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב · and lay
    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.
  29. 2 Kings 8:24וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
  30. 2 Kings 9:16שֹׁכֵ֣ב · was laid up
    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.
  31. 2 Kings 10:35וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
  32. 2 Kings 13:9וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
  33. 2 Kings 13:13וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
  34. 2 Kings 14:16וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
  35. 2 Kings 14:22שְׁכַֽב־ · rested
    Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
  36. 2 Kings 14:29וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
  37. 2 Kings 15:7וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
  38. 2 Kings 15:22וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב · rested
    And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
  39. 2 Kings 15:38וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    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.
  40. 2 Kings 16:20וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
  41. 2 Kings 20:21וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב · rested
    And Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
  42. 2 Kings 21:18וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    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.
  43. 2 Kings 24:6וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב · rested
    And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
  44. 2 Chronicles 9:31וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
  45. 2 Chronicles 12:16וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
  46. 2 Chronicles 14:1וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב · rested
    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.
  47. 2 Chronicles 16:13וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב · and rested
    So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.
  48. 2 Chronicles 16:14וַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּ · They laid him
    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.
  49. 2 Chronicles 21:1וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב · rested
    And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.