שָׁכַב (šākab) is a Hebrew verb meaning lie down. It appears 213 times in 26 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7901).

Also rendered

• lay down

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2381)

Root family 2381: שָׁכַב šākab — lie down

• מִשְׁכָּב miškāb — place of lying
• שְׁכָבָה šĕkābâ — lying
• שְׁכֹבֶת šĕkōbet — copulation

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