הַ/שֹּׁכֵ֥ב
𐤄/𐤔𐤊𐤁
shâkab
who lay
To lie down, with the primary sense of reclining or resting, but frequently also as an idiom for sexual union and as a euphemism for death. Schakab is used for a range of physical states from ordinary rest or sleep, to the act of sleeping together (sexual intercourse), and for dying (particularly 'to lie with ancestors' as an idiom for death). Broader usage includes simply lying down for rest, remaining or staying in a certain position, and lodging for the night.
Deuteronomy 22:29 · Word #3
Lexicon H7901
| Lemma | שָׁכַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤁 |
| Transliteration | shâkab |
| Strong's | H7901 |
| Definition | To lie down, with the primary sense of reclining or resting, but frequently also as an idiom for sexual union and as a euphemism for death. Schakab is used for a range of physical states from ordinary rest or sleep, to the act of sleeping together (sexual intercourse), and for dying (particularly 'to lie with ancestors' as an idiom for death). Broader usage includes simply lying down for rest, remaining or staying in a certain position, and lodging for the night. |
Morphology HTd/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | who lay |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7901-06
the one who lies down
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, with definite article (הַ). Functions as a verbal adjective: "the lying-down one." |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular with the definite article denotes an ongoing or characteristic action, best rendered as "the one who lies down," preserving the root’s primary sense of reclining without narrowing to a specific context. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the one who lay
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'the one who lies down' is a generic definition; in this context the participle refers to one who had sexual relations, often rendered 'who lay' to mark past action in context. |