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It can also imply a layer or stratum, as in a physical layer of material. In some contexts, it is used euphemistically to refer to sexual relations, highlighting the act of lying together.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of lying down was closely associated with rest, sleep, and intimacy. The act of lying down could signify a range of activities from resting after labor to engaging in marital relations. The Hebrew understanding of rest was deeply connected to the Sabbath, a day of rest ordained by God. Additionally, the notion of lying down in death was a common metaphor, reflecting the belief in a peaceful rest after life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm">shakab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(act of) lying, a layer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>carnally* (1), emission (5), intercourse* (1), layer (2), seminal* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">שְׁכָבָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>act of lying, layer</b></font>; — only construct <font class="hebrew2">שִׁכְבַת</font> all P; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>act of</b></font> <em>lying</em>, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with <font class="hebrew2">שׁכב</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b> 3: </b></font> <font class="hebrew2">שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-18.htm">Leviticus 15:18</a> a man lies with her <em>a lying of seed</em> (in copulation), compare <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13</a>; then ( = <em>semen</em>), <font class="hebrew2">תֵּצֵא שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-16.htm">Leviticus 15:16,32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">מִמֶּנּוּ</font>), <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ז</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> alone <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-17.htm">Leviticus 15:17</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>layer</em> of dew, <font class="hebrew2">שִׁכְבַת הַטָּ֑ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13</a>,14 (P). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>copulation, seed <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm">shakab</a>; a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act) -- X carnally, copulation, X lay, seed. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm">shakab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שִׁכְבַ֣ת שִׁכְבַת־ שכבת שכבת־ shichVat šiḵ·ḇaṯ šiḵ·ḇaṯ- šiḵḇaṯ šiḵḇaṯ-<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 16:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבַבֹּ֗קֶר הָֽיְתָה֙ <b> שִׁכְבַ֣ת </b> הַטַּ֔ל סָבִ֖יב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and in the morning <span class="itali">there was a layer</span> of dew<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the dew <span class="itali">lay</span> round about<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the morning came <span class="itali">A layer</span> of dew around<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/16-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 16:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַתַּ֖עַל <b> שִׁכְבַ֣ת </b> הַטָּ֑ל וְהִנֵּ֞ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">When the layer</span> of dew evaporated,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And when the dew <span class="itali">that lay</span> was gone up,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/16-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> evaporated <span class="itali">the layer</span> of dew behold<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/15-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 15:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תֵצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ <b> שִׁכְבַת־ </b> זָ֑רַע וְרָחַ֥ץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a seminal <span class="itali">emission,</span> he shall bathe<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> seed <span class="itali">of copulation</span> go out<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has at <span class="itali">emission</span> A seminal shall bathe<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 15:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִהְיֶ֥ה עָלָ֖יו <b> שִׁכְבַת־ </b> זָ֑רַע וְכֻבַּ֥ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there is seminal <span class="itali">emission,</span> it shall be washed<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whereon is the seed <span class="itali">of copulation,</span> shall be washed<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become and <span class="itali">emission</span> is seminal shall be washed<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/15-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 15:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִ֛ישׁ אֹתָ֖הּ <b> שִׁכְבַת־ </b> זָ֑רַע וְרָחֲצ֣וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [so that] there is a seminal <span class="itali">emission,</span> they shall both bathe<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [with] seed <span class="itali">of copulation,</span> they shall [both] bathe<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A man for <span class="itali">emission</span> seminal bathe<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/15-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 15:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֛נּוּ <b> שִׁכְבַת־ </b> זֶ֖רַע לְטָמְאָה־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a seminal <span class="itali">emission</span> so that he is unclean<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has at <span class="itali">emission</span> A seminal is unclean<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/19-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 19:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ אִשָּׁ֜ה <b> שִׁכְבַת־ </b> זֶ֗רַע וְהִ֤וא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a man lies <span class="itali">carnally</span> with a woman who<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/19-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with A woman <span class="itali">seed</span> child who<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 22:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ <b> שִׁכְבַת־ </b> זָֽרַע׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> if a man has <span class="itali">a seminal</span> emission,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has at <span class="itali">emission</span> of the descendants<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 5:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִ֣ישׁ אֹתָהּ֮ <b> שִׁכְבַת־ </b> זֶרַע֒ וְנֶעְלַם֙</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/5-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> man for <span class="itali">seed</span> child is hidden<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7902.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7902.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7902<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shichvat_7902.htm">šiḵ·ḇaṯ — 9 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table 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