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
| Lemma | שָׁכַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤁 |
| Transliteration | shâkab |
| Strong's | H7901 |
| In-context | to 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
| Root | שׁכב (sh-k-b) |
| Core Meanings | lying down, reclining, resting, sleeping, sexual lying, death |
| Semantic Range | to lie down for rest, to sleep, to recline, to engage in sexual relations, to lie in death, to lodge or remain |
| Conceptual Significance | שׁכב 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 Notes | Qal infinitive construct of שָׁכַב with prefixed ל preposition (“to/for”). The Qal stem expresses the simple, active sense: to lie down or recline. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |