תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב — Proverbs 3:24 Hebrew Word Study

תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב

𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁

tishekav

you 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.

H7901

Proverbs 3:24 · Word #2

Lexicon `H7901`

Lemma	שָׁכַב
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤊𐤁
Transliteration	shâkab
Strong's	H7901
In-context	you lie down

Morphology `HVqi2ms` 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	`2` — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 `H7901-30`

she lies down

Root	שכב (š-k-b)
Core Meanings	lying down, reclining, resting, sleeping, sexual lying, lying in death
Semantic Range	to lie down for rest, to sleep, to recline, to have sexual relations, to lie down in death, to be laid low
Conceptual Significance	שָׁכַב is used for ordinary rest and sleep, but also as a common euphemism for sexual relations and for death ("to lie with one’s fathers"). The act of lying down marks vulnerability, intimacy, and mortality within the biblical worldview.
Morphological Notes	Qal imperfect (yiqtol) form of שָׁכַב. Morphology codes indicate primarily 3rd feminine singular (HVqi3fs), with some occurrences parsed as 2nd masculine singular (HVqi2ms). The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense, "to lie down."
Rendering Rationale	The Qal imperfect form תִשְׁכַּב most commonly represents third feminine singular, hence "she lies down." The rendering preserves the core root idea of physically lying or reclining, while reflecting the feminine singular subject indicated by the morphology (HVqi3fs). In some contexts the same form can also function as second masculine singular ("you lie down"), but the primary attested sense here is 3fs.

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

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

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4904-01`	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
`H7901-10`	kishekhav	when he lay down
`H4904-04`	mishekav	lying-place
`H4904-05`	mishekavekha	your lying-place
`H4903-01`	mishekevakhe	your lying-place
`H4904-09`	mishekevey	lyings of
`H4903-02`	mishekevi	my lying-place
`H4904-10`	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
`H7901-34`	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 (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
Genesis 19:33	בְּ/שִׁכְבָ֖/הּ	beshikhevah	when she lay down
Genesis 19:34	שָׁכַ֥בְתִּי	shakhaveti	I lay
Genesis 19:34	שִׁכְבִ֣י	shikhevi	lie
Genesis 19:35	וַ/תִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vatishekav	and she lay
Genesis 19:35	בְּ/שִׁכְבָ֖/הּ	beshikhevah	when she lay down
Genesis 26:10	שָׁכַ֞ב	shakhav	had lain
Genesis 28:11	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב	vayishekav	and lay down
Genesis 28:13	שֹׁכֵ֣ב	shokhev	are lying
Genesis 30:15	יִשְׁכַּ֤ב	yishekav	he shall lie
Genesis 30:16	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	and he lay
Genesis 34:2	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	lay with
Genesis 34:7	לִ/שְׁכַּב֙	lishekav	by lying with
Genesis 35:22	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּב֙	vayishekav	and lay
Genesis 39:7	שִׁכְבָ֥/ה	shikhevah	lie down
Genesis 39:10	לִ/שְׁכַּ֥ב	lishekav	to lie
Genesis 39:12	שִׁכְבָ֣/ה	shikhevah	lie
Genesis 39:14	לִ/שְׁכַּ֣ב	lishekav	to lie with me
Genesis 47:30	וְ/שָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙	veshakhaveti	but I will lie down
Exodus 22:15	וְ/שָׁכַ֣ב	veshakhav	and-lies
Exodus 22:18	שֹׁכֵ֥ב	shokhev	lies
Exodus 22:26	יִשְׁכָּ֔ב	yishekav	shall he sleep
Leviticus 14:47	וְ/הַ/שֹּׁכֵ֣ב	vehashokhev	and the one lying down
Leviticus 15:4	יִשְׁכַּ֥ב	yishekav	he lies
Leviticus 15:18	יִשְׁכַּ֥ב	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 15:20	תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	tishekav	she lies
Leviticus 15:24	שָׁכֹב֩	shakhov	lies
Leviticus 15:24	יִשְׁכַּ֨ב	yishekav	he lies
Leviticus 15:24	יִשְׁכַּ֥ב	yishekav-2	he lies
Leviticus 15:26	תִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	tishekav	she lies
Leviticus 15:33	יִשְׁכַּ֖ב	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 18:22	תִשְׁכַּ֖ב	tishekav	you shall lie
Leviticus 19:20	יִשְׁכַּ֨ב	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 20:11	יִשְׁכַּב֙	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 20:12	יִשְׁכַּב֙	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 20:13	יִשְׁכַּ֤ב	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 20:18	יִשְׁכַּ֨ב	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 20:20	יִשְׁכַּב֙	yishekav	lies
Leviticus 26:6	וּ/שְׁכַבְתֶּ֖ם	ushekhavetem	you shall lie down
Numbers 5:13	וְ/שָׁכַ֨ב	veshakhav	and lies
Numbers 5:19	שָׁכַ֥ב	shakhav	has lain
Numbers 23:24	יִשְׁכַּב֙	yishekav	lie down
Numbers 24:9	שָׁכַ֧ב	shakhav	he lies down
Deuteronomy 6:7	וּֽ/בְ/שָׁכְבְּ/ךָ֖	uveshakhebekha	and when you lie down
Deuteronomy 11:19	וּֽ/בְ/שָׁכְבְּ/ךָ֖	uveshakhebekha	and when you lie down
Deuteronomy 22:22	שֹׁכֵ֣ב	shokhev	lying
Deuteronomy 22:22	הַ/שֹּׁכֵ֥ב	hashokhev	who lay
Deuteronomy 22:23	וְ/שָׁכַ֥ב	veshakhav	and lies
Deuteronomy 22:25	וְ/שָׁכַ֣ב	veshakhav	and lies
Deuteronomy 22:25	שָׁכַ֥ב	shakhav	lay
Deuteronomy 22:28	וְ/שָׁכַ֣ב	veshakhav	and lies
Deuteronomy 22:29	הַ/שֹּׁכֵ֥ב	hashokhev	who lay
Deuteronomy 24:12	תִשְׁכַּ֖ב	tishekav	you shall lie down
Deuteronomy 24:13	וְ/שָׁכַ֥ב	veshakhav	and he may sleep
Deuteronomy 27:20	שֹׁכֵב֙	shokhev	who lies
Deuteronomy 27:21	שֹׁכֵ֖ב	shokhev	who lies
Deuteronomy 27:22	שֹׁכֵב֙	shokhev	he who lies
Deuteronomy 27:23	שֹׁכֵ֖ב	shokhev	is the one who lies
Deuteronomy 28:30	יִשְׁכָּבֶ֔/נָּה	yishekavenah	will lie with her
Deuteronomy 31:16	שֹׁכֵ֖ב	shokhev	lying down
Joshua 2:1	וַ/יִּשְׁכְּבוּ	vayishekevu	and lodged
Joshua 2:8	יִשְׁכָּב֑וּ/ן	yishekavun	they lay down
Judges 5:27	שָׁכָ֑ב	shakhav	he lay down
Judges 16:3	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vayishekav	and lay down
1 Samuel 2:22	יִשְׁכְּבוּ/ן֙	yishekevun	they lay
1 Samuel 3:2	שֹׁכֵ֣ב	shokhev	lying down
1 Samuel 3:3	שֹׁכֵ֑ב	shokhev	was lying down
1 Samuel 3:5	שְׁכָ֑ב	shekhav	and lie down
1 Samuel 3:5	וַ/יִּשְׁכָּֽב	vayishekav	and lay down
1 Samuel 3:6	שְׁכָֽב	shekhav	lie down
1 Samuel 3:9	שְׁכָב֒	shekhav	lie down
1 Samuel 3:9	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב	vayishekav	and lay down
1 Samuel 3:15	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and lay down
1 Samuel 26:5	שָֽׁכַב	shakhav	lay
1 Samuel 26:5	שֹׁכֵ֣ב	shokhev	was lying
1 Samuel 26:7	שֹׁכֵ֤ב	shokhev	lay
1 Samuel 26:7	שֹׁכְבִ֖ים	shokhevim	were lying
2 Samuel 4:5	שֹׁכֵ֔ב	shokhev	lying down
2 Samuel 4:7	שֹׁכֵ֤ב	shokhev	lying
2 Samuel 7:12	וְ/שָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙	veshakhaveta	and you shall sleep
2 Samuel 8:2	הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב	hashekev	making lie down
2 Samuel 11:4	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vayishekav	and he lay
2 Samuel 11:9	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Samuel 11:11	וְ/לִ/שְׁכַּ֣ב	velishekav	and to lie
2 Samuel 11:13	לִ/שְׁכַּ֤ב	lishekav	to lie down
2 Samuel 12:3	תִשְׁכָּ֔ב	tishekav	it-lies
2 Samuel 12:11	וְ/שָׁכַב֙	veshakhav	and he shall lie
2 Samuel 12:16	וְ/שָׁכַ֥ב	veshakhav	and lay
2 Samuel 12:24	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vayishekav	and he lay
2 Samuel 13:5	שְׁכַ֥ב	shekhav	lie down
2 Samuel 13:6	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	So he lay down
2 Samuel 13:8	שֹׁכֵ֑ב	shokhev	was lying down
2 Samuel 13:11	שִׁכְבִ֥י	shikhevi	lie down
2 Samuel 13:14	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב	vayishekav	and he lay
2 Samuel 13:31	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vayishekav	and lay down
1 Kings 1:2	וְ/שָׁכְבָ֣ה	veshakhevah	and let her lie
1 Kings 1:21	כִּ/שְׁכַ֥ב	kishekhav	when he lies down
1 Kings 2:10	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	and slept
1 Kings 3:19	שָׁכְבָ֖ה	shakhevah	she lay
1 Kings 3:20	וַ/תַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖/הוּ	vatashekivehu	and laid him
1 Kings 3:20	הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָה	hishekivah	she laid
1 Kings 11:21	שָׁכַ֤ב	shakhav	slept
1 Kings 11:43	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and slept
1 Kings 14:20	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּב֙	vayishekav	and he slept
1 Kings 14:31	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֨ב	vayishekav	and Rehoboam lay down
1 Kings 15:8	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and he slept
1 Kings 15:24	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and Asa slept
1 Kings 16:6	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and lay down
1 Kings 16:28	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	And he slept
1 Kings 17:19	וַ/יַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖/הוּ	vayashekivehu	and laid him
1 Kings 19:5	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּב֙	vayishekav	and he lay down
1 Kings 19:6	וַ/יִּשְׁכָּֽב	vayishekav	and he lay down
1 Kings 21:4	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּב֙	vayishekav	And he lay down
1 Kings 21:27	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vayishekav	and lay down
1 Kings 22:40	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
1 Kings 22:51	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Kings 4:11	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Kings 4:21	וַ/תַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔/הוּ	vatashekivehu	and laid him
2 Kings 4:32	מֻשְׁכָּ֖ב	mushekav	lying
2 Kings 4:34	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vayishekav	and lay
2 Kings 8:24	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Kings 9:16	שֹׁכֵ֣ב	shokhev	was lying
2 Kings 10:35	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and Jehu slept
2 Kings 13:9	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and rested
2 Kings 13:13	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Kings 14:16	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and lay down
2 Kings 14:22	שְׁכַֽב	shekhav	[that]-lay-down
2 Kings 14:29	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	And slept
2 Kings 15:7	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and he slept
2 Kings 15:22	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Kings 15:38	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and Jotham slept
2 Kings 16:20	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and Ahaz slept
2 Kings 20:21	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	and Hezekiah lay down
2 Kings 21:18	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Kings 24:6	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	and lay down
Isaiah 13:16	תִּשָּׁכַֽבְנָה	tishakhavenah	will be lain with
Isaiah 14:8	שָׁכַ֔בְתָּ	shakhaveta	you were laid low
Isaiah 14:18	שָׁכְב֥וּ	shakhevu	lie
Isaiah 43:17	יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙	yishekevu	they-lie-down
Isaiah 50:11	תִּשְׁכָּבֽוּ/ן	tishekavun	you will lie down
Isaiah 51:20	שָׁכְב֛וּ	shakhevu	they lie
Isaiah 56:10	שֹֽׁכְבִ֔ים	shokhevim	lying down
Jeremiah 3:2	שֻׁכַּ֔בְתְּ	shukavete	have you lain
Jeremiah 3:25	נִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה	nishekevah	let us lie down
Ezekiel 4:4	שְׁכַב֙	shekhav	lie down
Ezekiel 4:4	תִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	tishekav	you lie
Ezekiel 4:6	וְ/שָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜	veshakhaveta	and you shall lie down
Ezekiel 4:9	שׁוֹכֵ֣ב	shokhev	lie
Ezekiel 23:8	שָׁכְב֣וּ	shakhevu	had lain
Ezekiel 31:18	תִּשְׁכַּב֙	tishekav	you shall lie
Ezekiel 32:19	וְ/הָשְׁכְּבָ֖/ה	vehashekevah	and be laid
Ezekiel 32:21	שָׁכְב֥וּ	shakhevu	they lie
Ezekiel 32:27	יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙	yishekevu	they shall lie
Ezekiel 32:28	וְ/תִשְׁכַּ֖ב	vetishekav	and you will lie
Ezekiel 32:29	יִשְׁכָּ֖בוּ	yishekavu	they lie
Ezekiel 32:30	וַ/יִּשְׁכְּב֤וּ	vayishekevu	and they lie
Ezekiel 32:32	וְ/הֻשְׁכַּב֩	vehushekav	and he is laid
Hosea 2:20	וְ/הִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖י/ם	vehishekavetim	and-I-will-make-them-lie-down
Amos 6:4	הַ/שֹּֽׁכְבִים֙	hashokhevim	who lie down
Jonah 1:5	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
Micah 7:5	מִ/שֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת	mishokhevet	from her who lies
Zechariah 14:2	תִּשָּׁכַ֑בְנָה	tishakhavenah	they-will-be-violated
Psalms 3:6	שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי	shakhaveti	lay down
Psalms 4:9	אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה	eshekevah	I will lie down
Psalms 41:9	שָׁ֝כַ֗ב	shakhav	lay down
Psalms 57:5	אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה	eshekevah	I lie
Psalms 68:14	תִּשְׁכְּבוּ/ן֮	tishekevun	you lie down
Psalms 88:6	שֹׁ֥כְבֵי	shokhevey	lying
Proverbs 3:24	תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	tishekav	you lie down
Proverbs 3:24	וְ֝/שָׁכַבְתָּ֗	veshakhaveta	and you lie down
Proverbs 6:9	תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב	tishekav	lie down
Proverbs 6:10	לִ/שְׁכָּֽב	lishekav	to lie down
Proverbs 6:22	בְּֽ֭/שָׁכְבְּ/ךָ	beshakhebekha	when you lie down
Proverbs 23:34	כְּ/שֹׁכֵ֣ב	keshokhev	like one lying down
Proverbs 23:34	וּ֝/כְ/שֹׁכֵ֗ב	ukheshokhev	or like one lying down
Proverbs 24:33	לִ/שְׁכָּֽב	lishekav	to sleep
Job 3:13	שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי	shakhaveti	I would have lain down
Job 7:4	שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי	shakhaveti	I lie down
Job 7:21	אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב	eshekav	I will lie down
Job 11:18	תִּשְׁכָּֽב	tishekav	you will lie down
Job 14:12	שָׁכַ֗ב	shakhav	lies down
Job 20:11	תִּשְׁכָּֽב	tishekav	it shall lie down
Job 21:26	יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ	yishekavu	they lie down
Job 27:19	יִ֭שְׁכַּב	yishekav	shall lie down
Job 30:17	יִשְׁכָּבֽוּ/ן	yishekavun	take rest
Job 38:37	יַשְׁכִּֽיב	yashekiv	can tilt
Job 40:21	יִשְׁכָּ֑ב	yishekav	he lies down
Ruth 3:4	בְ/שָׁכְב֗/וֹ	veshakhevo	when he lies down
Ruth 3:4	יִשְׁכַּב	yishekav	he lies
Ruth 3:4	ו/שכבתי	vshkhvty	and I will lie down
Ruth 3:4	וְ/שָׁכָ֑בְתְּ	veshakhavete	and you will lie down
Ruth 3:7	לִ/שְׁכַּ֖ב	lishekav	to lie down
Ruth 3:7	וַ/תִּשְׁכָּֽב	vatishekav	and she lay down
Ruth 3:8	שֹׁכֶ֖בֶת	shokhevet	lying
Ruth 3:13	שִׁכְבִ֖י	shikhevi	lie down
Ruth 3:14	וַ/תִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vatishekav	and she lay down
Lamentations 2:21	שָׁכְב֨וּ	shakhevu	lie
Ecclesiastes 2:23	שָׁכַ֣ב	shakhav
Ecclesiastes 4:11	יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ	yishekevu
2 Chronicles 9:31	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and Solomon lay down
2 Chronicles 12:16	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Chronicles 13:23	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֨ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Chronicles 16:13	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב	vayishekav	and slept
2 Chronicles 16:14	וַ/יַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗/הוּ	vayashekivuhu	and they laid him
2 Chronicles 21:1	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and lay down
2 Chronicles 26:2	שְׁכַֽב	shekhav	[the] lying
2 Chronicles 26:23	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֨ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Chronicles 27:9	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	and Jotham slept
2 Chronicles 28:27	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֨ב	vayishekav	and he lay down
2 Chronicles 32:33	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֨ב	vayishekav	and he slept
2 Chronicles 33:20	וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vayishekav	slept

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Lexicon H7901

Morphology HVqi2ms All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H7901-30

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

Word Usage (213 occurrences of H7901)

Lexicon `H7901`

Morphology `HVqi2ms` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7901-30`