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.
Proverbs 6:22 · Word #4
Lexicon H7901
| Lemma | שָׁכַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤁 |
| Transliteration | shâkab |
| Strong's | H7901 |
| In-context | when 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
| 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 sickness, to lie in death (die) |
| Conceptual Significance | Often 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 Notes | Qal 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 Rationale | The 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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 |