מִשְׁכַּב — Judges 21:11 Hebrew Word Study

מִשְׁכַּב

𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁

mishekav

lying

from שָׁכַב; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse; bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.

H4904

Judges 21:11 · Word #10

Lexicon `H4904`

Lemma	מִשְׁכָּב
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁
Transliteration	mishkâb
Strong's	H4904
In-context	lying

Morphology `HNcmsc` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H4904-07`

lying-place

Root	שכב (sh-k-b)
Core Meanings	to lie down, recline, rest, sleep, have sexual relations
Semantic Range	bed, couch, sleeping place, resting place; by extension sleep; euphemistically sexual intercourse or sexual relations; figuratively a bier or place of death.
Conceptual Significance	מִשְׁכָּב often appears in purity legislation and sexual ethics, where the physical “lying-place” becomes a locus of ritual impurity or covenantal violation. It links ordinary rest with the sanctity and boundaries of sexual conduct in Israel’s covenant life.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun (miqtal pattern), appearing in both absolute and construct states. Derived from the verbal root שׁכב with prefixed מ indicating place or instrument.
Rendering Rationale	The noun מִשְׁכָּב is a masculine singular mem-prefixed noun derived from the root שׁכב (“to lie down”). The rendering “lying-place” preserves the concrete sense of a place associated with lying down while reflecting its masculine singular form; in construct it would naturally function as “lying-place of …”.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שכב (to lie down, recline, rest, sleep, have sexual relations)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4904-02`	bemishekavah	in her lying-place
`H4904-03`	bemishekavo	in his lying-place
`H7901-02`	beshikhevah	in her lying-down
`H7901-03`	eshekav	I will lie myself down
`H7901-05`	hashekev	causing to lie down
`H7901-06`	hashokhev	the one lying down
`H7901-07`	hashokhevim	the ones lying down
`H4904-05`	kemishekav	like the lying-place of
`H7901-10`	kishekhav	when he lay down
`H4904-08`	mishekavam	their lying-place
`H4904-09`	mishekavekha	your lying-place
`H4903-01`	mishekevakhe	your lying-place
`H4903-02`	mishekeveh	his lying-place
`H4904-14`	mishekevey	lyings of
`H4903-03`	mishekevi	my lying-place
`H4904-15`	mishekevotam	their lying-places
`H7901-14`	nishekevah	let us lie ourselves down
`H7901-16`	shakhaveta	you lay down
`H7901-17`	shakhaveti	I lay down
`H7901-23`	shikhevi	Lie yourself down, you woman
`H7901-25`	shokhevet	she who lies down
`H7901-26`	shokhevey	those lying with
`H7901-27`	shokhevim	those lying down (masculine plural)
`H7901-28`	shukavete	you were laid down
`H7901-30`	tishekav	she lies down
`H7901-34`	ushekhavetem	and you will lie down
`H7901-35`	uveshakhebekha	and in your lying-down
`H7901-38`	vayashekivehu	and he caused him to lie down
`H7901-41`	vayishekevu	and they lay down
`H7901-47`	venishekevah	and let us lie down
`H7901-49`	veshakhaveta	and you (masculine, singular) shall lie down
`H7901-50`	veshakhavete	and you (woman) will lie yourself down
`H7901-52`	veshakhevah	and she lay down
`H7901-55`	vshkhvty	and I lay myself down
`H7901-56`	yashekiv	he will cause to lie down
`H7901-57`	yishekav	he will lie down
`H7901-60`	yishekavun	they shall lie down
`H7901-61`	yishekevu	they lie down
`H7901-62`	yishekevun	they lie down

Word Usage (46 occurrences of H4904)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 49:4	מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י	mishekevey	to the bed of
Exodus 7:28	מִשְׁכָּבְ/ךָ֖	mishekavekha	your bed
Exodus 21:18	לְ/מִשְׁכָּֽב	lemishekav	to bed
Leviticus 15:4	הַ/מִּשְׁכָּ֗ב	hamishekav	the bed
Leviticus 15:5	בְּ/מִשְׁכָּב֑/וֹ	bemishekavo	his bed
Leviticus 15:21	בְּ/מִשְׁכָּבָ֑/הּ	bemishekavah	her bed
Leviticus 15:23	הַ/מִּשְׁכָּ֜ב	hamishekav	the bed
Leviticus 15:24	הַ/מִּשְׁכָּ֛ב	hamishekav	the bed
Leviticus 15:26	הַ/מִּשְׁכָּ֞ב	hamishekav	the bed
Leviticus 15:26	כְּ/מִשְׁכַּ֥ב	kemishekav	like the bed
Leviticus 18:22	מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י	mishekevey	beds of
Leviticus 20:13	מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י	mishekevey	as with the lyings of
Numbers 31:17	לְ/מִשְׁכַּ֥ב	lemishekav	by lying with
Numbers 31:18	מִשְׁכַּ֣ב	mishekav	lying
Numbers 31:35	מִשְׁכַּ֣ב	mishekav	lying
Judges 21:11	מִשְׁכַּב	mishekav	lying
Judges 21:12	לְ/מִשְׁכַּ֣ב	lemishekav	by lying with
2 Samuel 4:5	מִשְׁכַּ֥ב	mishekav	the bed
2 Samuel 4:7	מִשְׁכָּב֔/וֹ	mishekavo	his sleeping place
2 Samuel 4:11	מִשְׁכָּב֑/וֹ	mishekavo	his bed
2 Samuel 11:2	מִשְׁכָּב/וֹ֙	mishekavo	his bed
2 Samuel 11:13	בְּ/מִשְׁכָּב/וֹ֙	bemishekavo	on his bed
2 Samuel 13:5	מִשְׁכָּבְ/ךָ֖	mishekavekha	your bed
2 Samuel 17:28	מִשְׁכָּ֤ב	mishekav	bed
1 Kings 1:47	הַ/מִּשְׁכָּֽב	hamishekav	the bed
2 Kings 6:12	מִשְׁכָּבֶֽ/ךָ	mishekavekha	of your bed
Isaiah 57:2	מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑/ם	mishekevotam	their beds
Isaiah 57:7	מִשְׁכָּבֵ֑/ךְ	mishekavekhe	your-bed
Isaiah 57:8	מִשְׁכָּבֵ/ךְ֙	mishekavekhe	your bed
Isaiah 57:8	מִשְׁכָּבָ֖/ם	mishekavam	their bed
Ezekiel 23:17	לְ/מִשְׁכַּ֣ב	lemishekav	to bed of
Ezekiel 32:25	מִשְׁכָּ֥ב	mishekav	a bed
Hosea 7:14	מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑/ם	mishekevotam	their beds
Micah 2:1	מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑/ם	mishekevotam	their beds
Psalms 4:5	מִשְׁכַּבְ/כֶ֗ם	mishekavekhem	your bed
Psalms 36:5	מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥/וֹ	mishekavo	his bed
Psalms 41:4	מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗/וֹ	mishekavo	his lying down
Psalms 149:5	מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽ/ם	mishekevotam	their beds
Proverbs 7:17	מִשְׁכָּבִ֑/י	mishekavi	my bed
Proverbs 22:27	מִ֝שְׁכָּבְ/ךָ֗	mishekavekha	your bed
Job 7:13	מִשְׁכָּבִֽ/י	mishekavi	my couch
Job 33:15	מִשְׁכָּֽב	mishekav	their beds
Job 33:19	מִשְׁכָּב֑/וֹ	mishekavo	his-bed
Song of Songs 3:1	מִשְׁכָּבִ/י֙	mishekavi	my bed
Ecclesiastes 10:20	מִשְׁכָּ֣בְ/ךָ֔	mishekavekha	your bed
2 Chronicles 16:14	בַּ/מִּשְׁכָּב֙	bamishekav	on the bed

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Lexicon H4904

Morphology HNcmsc All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4904-07

Words from Root שכב (to lie down, recline, rest, sleep, have sexual relations)

Word Usage (46 occurrences of H4904)

Lexicon `H4904`

Morphology `HNcmsc` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4904-07`