לִ/שְׁכָּֽב

𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤁

lishekav

to sleep

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.

H7901

Proverbs 24:33 · Word #8

Lexicon H7901

Lemmaשָׁכַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤊𐤁
Transliterationshâkab
Strong'sH7901
In-contextto sleep

Morphology HR/Vqc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H7901-11

to lie down

Rootשׁכב (sh-k-b)
Core Meaningslying down, reclining, resting, sleeping, sexual lying, death
Semantic Rangeto lie down for rest, to sleep, to recline, to engage in sexual relations, to lie in death, to lodge or remain
Conceptual Significanceשׁכב commonly marks significant human states—rest, vulnerability, intimacy, or death. In covenantal and legal contexts it can denote sexual relations, whether lawful or illicit; in narrative, it often signals the transition into sleep or the state of death, underscoring human frailty and dependence.
Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct of שָׁכַב with prefixed ל preposition (“to/for”). The Qal stem expresses the simple, active sense: to lie down or recline.
Rendering RationaleThe form לִשְׁכַּב is a Qal infinitive construct with the prefixed preposition ל, expressing purpose or result—"to lie down." The rendering preserves the core physical sense of the root שׁכב (to lie down, recline) without importing later contextual nuances such as sleep or sexual union unless specified by context.

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

Words from Root שׁכב (lying down, reclining, resting, sleeping, sexual lying, death)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7901-01 beshakhebekha in your lying-down
H7901-04 eshekevah let me lie down
H4904-02 hamishekav the lying-place
H7901-08 hishekivah she caused to lie down
H7901-09 keshokhev like a lying-one
H4904-03 lemishekav to a lying-place
H4904-06 mishekavekhe your (fem.) lying-place
H4904-07 mishekavi my lying-place
H4904-08 mishekavo his lying-place
H7901-12 mishokhevet from the one lying down (feminine singular)
H7901-13 mushekav the one caused to lie down
H7901-15 shakhav he lay down
H7901-18 shakhevah she lay down
H7901-19 shakhevu they lay down
H7901-20 shakhov he lay down
H7901-21 shekhav Lie yourself down!
H7903-01 shekhavetekha your lying-down
H7903-02 shekhaveto his lying-with
H7901-22 shikhevah Lie yourself down!
H7902-01 shikhevat lying-down of
H7901-24 shokhev one lying down
H7901-29 tishakhavenah they (women) will be lain-with
H7901-31 tishekavun you men shall lie down
H7901-32 tishekevun you men shall lie down
H7901-33 ukheshokhev and like one lying down
H7901-36 vatashekivehu and she caused him to lie down
H7901-37 vatishekav and she lay herself down
H7901-39 vayashekivuhu and they caused him to lie down
H7901-40 vayishekav and he lay down
H7901-42 vehashekevah and cause to lie down!
H7901-43 vehashokhev and the one lying down
H7901-44 vehishekavetim and I will cause them to lie down
H7901-45 vehushekav and he was caused to lie down
H7901-46 velishekav and to lie down
H7901-48 veshakhav and he lay down
H7901-51 veshakhaveti and I will lie down
H7901-53 veshakhevo in his lying-down
H7901-54 vetishekav and you will lie down
H7901-58 yishekavenah he will lie-down with her
H7901-59 yishekavu they 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