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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4903. מִשְׁכְּבִי (mishkab) -- Bed, couch, place of lying down</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4903.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/daniel/2-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4903.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4903</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4902.htm" title="4902">◄</a> 4903. mishkab <a href="../hebrew/4904.htm" title="4904">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">mishkab: Bed, couch, place of lying down</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מִשְׁכַּב</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>mishkab<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mish-KAHV<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mish-kab')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bed, couch, place of lying down<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a bed<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שָׁכַב (shakav), meaning "to lie down."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "mishkab" is κλίνη (klinē), which also means bed or couch.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "mishkab" primarily refers to a place of lying down, such as a bed or couch. It is used in various contexts, including literal references to a physical bed and metaphorical or euphemistic references to sexual relations. The term can denote both a place of rest and intimacy, depending on the context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the bed was not only a place for rest but also a symbol of one's household and personal space. Beds were often simple mats or platforms, and the concept of a "bed" extended to include the idea of a resting place in a broader sense. The term "mishkab" is also used in legal and moral contexts, particularly in the Torah, to address issues of sexual conduct and purity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm">mishkab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>couch, bed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bed (6).<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">מִשְׁכַּב</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>couch, bed</b></font>; — suffix <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁכְּבִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-2.htm">Daniel 4:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-7.htm">Daniel 4:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ךְָ֯</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28,29</a>; <font class="hebrew2">הֵּ֯</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-1.htm">Daniel 7:1</a>. <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>bed <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm">mishkab</a>; a bed -- bed. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm">mishkab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י מִשְׁכְּבִ֔י מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּ מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְ מִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְ משכבה משכבי משכבך miš·kə·ḇāḵ miš·kə·ḇêh miš·kə·ḇî mishkeVach mishkeVeh mishkeVi miškəḇāḵ miškəḇêh miškəḇî<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/daniel/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֵאשָׁ֛ךְ עַֽל־ <b> מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְ </b> דְּנָ֥ה הֽוּא׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in your mind <span class="itali">[while] on your bed.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of thy head upon <span class="itali">thy bed,</span> are these;<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your mind upon <span class="itali">your bed</span> This it<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ עַל־ <b> מִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְ </b> סְלִ֔קוּ מָ֛ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> As for you, O king, <span class="itali">[while] on your bed</span> your thoughts<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [into thy mind] upon <span class="itali">thy bed,</span> what<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your thoughts upon <span class="itali">your bed</span> turned to what<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהַרְהֹרִין֙ עַֽל־ <b> מִשְׁכְּבִ֔י </b> וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and [these] fantasies <span class="itali">[as I lay] on my bed</span> and the visions<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon <span class="itali">my bed</span> and the visions<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and fantasies upon <span class="itali">my bed</span> and the visions my mind<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־ <b> מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י </b> חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in my mind <span class="itali">[as I lay] on my bed:</span> I was looking,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">my bed;</span> I saw,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my mind in <span class="itali">my bed</span> was looking become<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־ <b> מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י </b> וַאֲלוּ֙ עִ֣יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in my mind <span class="itali">[as I lay] on my bed,</span> and behold,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon <span class="itali">my bed,</span> and, behold,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my mind upon <span class="itali">my bed</span> and behold an watcher<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ עַֽל־ <b> מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּ </b> בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ חֶלְמָ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in his mind <span class="itali">[as he lay] on his bed;</span> then<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon <span class="itali">his bed:</span> then<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his mind upon <span class="itali">his bed</span> then the dream<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4903.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4903.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4903<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mishkevach_4903.htm">miš·kə·ḇāḵ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mishkeveh_4903.htm">miš·kə·ḇêh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mishkevi_4903.htm">miš·kə·ḇî — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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