שְׁכָבָה
she.kha.vah
“semen”
Definition
a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)
from H7901 (שָׁכַב);
- act of lying, layer, coating 1a) act of lying (of sexual relations) 1b) layer
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
שְׁכָבָה appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.
When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.