Lexical Definition

‎שְׁכָבָה‎ shᵉkâbâh (shek-aw-baw') semen ^H:N-F
from ‎שָׁכַב‎

[idiom] carnally, copulation, [idiom] lay, seed.

• a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)

1) act of lying, layer, coating
1a) act of lying (of sexual relations)
1b) layer

See Greek: καταπαύω · κοίτη

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎שְׁכָבָה‎] noun feminine act of lying, layer; — only construct ‎שִׁכְבַת‎ all P; —

1. act of lying, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with ‎שׁכב‎ 3: ‎שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע‎ Lev 15:18 a man lies with her a lying of seed (in copulation), compare Lev 19:20; Num 5:13 then ( = semen), ‎תֵּצֵא שִׁכְבַתזָֿ֑רַע‎ Lev 15:16; Lev 15:32; Lev 22:4 (+ ‎מִמֶּנּוּ‎), ‎׳‎‎ז‎ ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ alone Lev 15:17.

2. layer of dew, ‎שִׁכְבַת הַטָּ֑ל‎ Exod 16:13; Exod 16:14 (P).

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