שְׁכֹ֫בֶת
she.kho.vetcopulationHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences2 books4 verses
Definition
from H7901; a (sexual) lying with
Traditional renderings: × lie.
Traditional renderings: × lie.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שְׁכֹ֫בֶת:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Leviticus 18:20שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ · carnallyYou must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.
- Leviticus 18:23שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ · carnallyYou must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.
- Leviticus 20:15שְׁכָבְתּ֛וֹ · carnallyIf a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
- Numbers 5:20שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹ · carnallyBut if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and have defiled yourself and lain carnally with a man other than your husband’—