Usually translated as
lie, lay, sleep, take rest, stay, at all, cast down, loverlay, lodge, ravish
Occurrences
Shâkab occurs 210 times in 192 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (18), Exodus (3), Leviticus (15), Numbers (4), Deuteronomy (15), Joshua (2), Judges (2), Ruth (5), 1 Samuel (9), 2 Samuel (18), 1 Kings (20), 2 Kings (19), 2 Chronicles (12), Job (11), Psalms (6), Proverbs (6), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (12), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Jonah (1), Micah (1)
- Genesis 19:4 — But before they lay down (יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒), the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
- Genesis 19:32 — Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie (וְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה) with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
- Genesis 19:33 — And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay (וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב) with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
- Genesis 19:33 — And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down (בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ), nor when she arose.
- Genesis 19:34 — And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay (שָׁכַ֥בְתִּי) yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
- Genesis 19:34 — And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie (שִׁכְבִ֣י) with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
- Genesis 19:35 — And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay (וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב) with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
- Genesis 19:35 — And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down (בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ), nor when she arose.
- Genesis 26:10 — And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have (שָׁכַ֞ב) lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
- Genesis 28:11 — And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down (וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב) in that place to sleep.
- Genesis 28:13 — And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest (שֹׁכֵ֣ב), to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
- Genesis 30:15 — And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie (יִשְׁכַּ֤ב) with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
- Genesis 30:16 — And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay (וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב) with her that night.
- Genesis 34:2 — And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with (וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב) her, and defiled her.
- Genesis 34:7 — And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with (לִשְׁכַּב֙) Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
- Genesis 35:22 — And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with (וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙) Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Genesis 39:7 — And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie (שִׁכְבָ֥ה) with me.
- Genesis 39:10 — And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie (לִשְׁכַּ֥ב) by her, or to be with her.
- Genesis 39:12 — And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie (שִׁכְבָ֣ה) with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
- Genesis 39:14 — That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie (לִשְׁכַּ֣ב) with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
- Genesis 47:30 — But I will lie (וְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙) with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
- Exodus 22:16 — And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie (וְשָׁכַ֣ב) with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
- Exodus 22:19 — Whosoever lieth (שֹׁכֵ֥ב) with a beast shall surely be put to death.
- Exodus 22:27 — For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep (יִשְׁכָּ֔ב)? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- Leviticus 14:47 — And he that lieth (וְהַשֹּׁכֵ֣ב) in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
- Leviticus 15:4 — Every bed, whereon he lieth (יִשְׁכַּ֥ב) that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
- Leviticus 15:18 — The woman also with whom man shall lie (יִשְׁכַּ֥ב) with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 15:20 — And every thing that she lieth (תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב) upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
- Leviticus 15:24 — And if any man lie with her at all (שָׁכֹב֩), and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
- Leviticus 15:24 — And if any man lie with her at all (יִשְׁכַּ֥ב), and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
- Leviticus 15:24 — And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth (יִשְׁכַּ֨ב) shall be unclean.
- Leviticus 15:26 — Every bed whereon she lieth (תִּשְׁכַּ֤ב) all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
- Leviticus 15:33 — And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth (יִשְׁכַּ֖ב) with her that is unclean.
- Leviticus 18:22 — Thou shalt not lie (תִשְׁכַּ֖ב) with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
- Leviticus 19:20 — And whosoever lieth (יִשְׁכַּ֨ב) carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
- Leviticus 20:11 — And the man that lieth (יִשְׁכַּב֙) with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- Leviticus 20:12 — And if a man lie (יִשְׁכַּב֙) with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
- Leviticus 20:13 — If a man also lie (יִשְׁכַּ֤ב) with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- Leviticus 20:18 — And if a man shall lie (יִשְׁכַּ֨ב) with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
- Leviticus 20:20 — And if a man shall lie (יִשְׁכַּב֙) with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
- Leviticus 26:6 — And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down (וּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖ם), and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
- Numbers 5:13 — And a man lie (וְשָׁכַ֨ב) with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
- Numbers 5:19 — And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain (שָׁכַ֥ב) with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:
- Numbers 23:24 — Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down (יִשְׁכַּב֙) until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
- Numbers 24:9 — He couched, he lay down (שָׁכַ֧ב) as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
- Deuteronomy 6:7 — And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down (וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖), and when thou risest up.
- Deuteronomy 11:19 — And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down (וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖), and when thou risest up.
- Deuteronomy 22:22 — If a man be found lying (שֹׁכֵ֣ב) with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
- Deuteronomy 22:22 — If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay (הַשֹּׁכֵ֥ב) with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
- Deuteronomy 22:23 — If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie (וְשָׁכַ֥ב) with her;