אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב
𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤁
eshekav
I will lie down
a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Job 7:21 · Word #11
Lexicon H7901
| Lemma | שָׁכַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤁 |
| Transliteration | shâkab |
| Strong's | H7901 |
| In-context | I will lie down |
Morphology HVqi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7901-03
I will lie myself down
| Root | שכב (sh-k-b) |
| Core Meanings | lying down, reclining, resting, sleeping, sexual lying, death (as lying down) |
| Semantic Range | to lie down for rest, to sleep, to recline, to lie with sexually, to lodge, to lie in death |
| Conceptual Significance | The verb שכב is used for ordinary rest, sexual relations, and metaphorically for death ("lying with one's fathers"), linking physical posture with vulnerability, intimacy, and mortality in biblical thought. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem (simple active), imperfect, 1st person common singular. The imperfect may denote future action, intention, or habitual action depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect first-person singular form expresses a simple, active action performed by the speaker. "I will lie myself down" preserves the core idea of the root שכב—entering a recumbent state—while clearly reflecting the 1st person singular verbal form and its forward-looking (imperfect) aspect. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שכב (lying down, reclining, resting, sleeping, sexual lying, death (as lying down))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4904-02 |
bemishekavo | in his lying-place |
H7901-02 |
beshikhevah | in her lying-down |
H7901-05 |
hashekev | causing to lie down |
Word Usage (213 occurrences of H7901)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:4 | יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒ | yishekavu | they lay down |
| Genesis 19:32 | וְ/נִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה | venishekevah | and we will lie |
| Genesis 19:33 | וַ/תִּשְׁכַּ֣ב | vatishekav | lay |