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שְׁכָבָה H7902
H7902 is the Hebrew word שְׁכָבָה, transliterated shᵉkâbâh and said shek-aw-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it copulation.
What it means
a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act).
Where it comes from
from H7901 (שָׁכַב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] carnally, copulation, [idiom] lay, seed.
Verses using שְׁכָבָה
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 16:13 · KJV
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
Exodus 16:14 · KJV
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
Leviticus 15:16 · KJV
And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:17 · KJV
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:18 · KJV
The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:32 · KJV
This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
Leviticus 19:20 · KJV
And whosoever lieth 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 22:4 · KJV
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
Numbers 5:13 · KJV
And a man lie 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;
Common questions
What does Strong's H7902 mean?
H7902 is the Hebrew word שְׁכָבָה (shᵉkâbâh), meaning a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act).
How is H7902 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it copulation (3 times), lay (2 times), whose seed (2 times), carnally (2 times).
How many times does H7902 appear in the Bible?
שְׁכָבָה (shᵉkâbâh) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7902 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7901 (שָׁכַב).
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