בְּֽ֭/שָׁכְבְּ/ךָ

𐤁/𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤊

beshakhebekha

when 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 6:22 · Word #4

Lexicon H7901

Lemmaשָׁכַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤊𐤁
Transliterationshâkab
Strong'sH7901
In-contextwhen you lie down

Morphology HR/Vqc/Sp2ms 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 H7901-01

in your lying-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 sickness, to lie in death (die)
Conceptual SignificanceOften used to mark the rhythm of daily life (e.g., “when you lie down and when you rise”), the root links ordinary rest with broader biblical themes of vulnerability, intimacy, and mortality, encompassing both daily sleep and the final ‘lying down’ in death.
Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct with prefixed בְּ preposition and 2ms pronominal suffix; literally “in your lying down.” The Qal stem expresses the simple, active sense of lying oneself down.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal infinitive construct of שָׁכַב with a 2nd masculine singular suffix and prefixed בְּ (“in/when”). "In your lying-down" preserves the concrete root image of physically lying oneself down while accurately reflecting the masculine singular possessive suffix.

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4904-01 bamishekav in the lying-place
H7901-04 eshekevah let me lie down
H4904-04 hamishekav the lying-place

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