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H7901Hשָׁכַבsha.khav

to lie down: sleepPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. 2
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1 Samuel: 0
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2 Chronicles: 0
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 3
  19. Psalms: 0
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. Isaiah: 0
  24. Jeremiah: 0
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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Other meanings of H7901

  • H7901Gשָׁכַבsha.khavto lie down: lay downH:VOccurrences: 102
  • H7901Iשָׁכַבsha.khavto lie down: have sexH:VOccurrences: 50
  • H7901Jשָׁכַבsha.khavto lie down: be deadH:VOccurrences: 45

15 occurrences in 15 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Genesis 28:11

    And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.

    וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב (יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב) i.yish.Kav “he lay down”

  2. Exodus 22:27

    For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.

    יִשְׁכָּ֔ב yish.Kav “will he lie down”

  3. Leviticus 14:47

    And anyone who has been sleeping in the house will have to have his clothing washed; and anyone who takes food in that house will have to have his clothing washed.

    וְהַשֹּׁכֵ֣ב (שֹּׁכֵ֣ב) sho.Khev “[one who] lies down”

  4. Deuteronomy 24:12

    If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;

    תִשְׁכַּ֖ב tish.Kav “you will lie down”

  5. Deuteronomy 24:13

    But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.

    וְשָׁכַ֥ב (שָׁכַ֥ב) sha.Khav “he will lie down”

  6. Judges 16:3

    And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of H

    וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב) i.yish.Kav “he lay down”

  7. 2 Samuel 4:5

    And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.

    שֹׁכֵ֔ב sho.Khev “[was] lying”

  8. 2 Samuel 11:9

    But Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

    וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב) i.yish.Kav “he lay down”

  9. 1 Kings 1:21

    For as things are, it will come about, when my lord the king is sleeping with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son will be made outlaws.

    כִּשְׁכַ֥ב (שְׁכַ֥ב) sh.Khav “lies down”

  10. Job 11:18

    And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

    תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ tish.Kav “you will lie down”

  11. Job 27:19

    He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

    יִ֭שְׁכַּב Yish.kav “he will lie down”

  12. Job 30:17

    The flesh is gone from my bones, and they give me no rest; there is no end to my pains.

    יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ (יִשְׁכָּבֽוּ) yish.ka.Vu “they rest”

  13. Proverbs 6:10

    A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

    לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ (שְׁכָּֽב) sh.Kav “rest”

  14. Proverbs 24:33

    A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

    לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ (שְׁכָּֽב) sh.Kav “rest”

  15. Ecclesiastes 2:23

    All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.

    שָׁכַ֣ב sha.Khav “it rests”