H4904 — מִשְׁכָּב (mishkâb)

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Strong's H4904 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מִשְׁכָּב (mishkâb)

Pronunciation: mish-kawb'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from שָׁכַב (shâkab) [H7901];

Definition: a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse

KJV Renderings: bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.

Senses

  1. a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying
    1. couch, bed
    2. act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom
    3. lying down (for sexual contact)

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G2825 κλίνη klínē from G2827 a couch (for sleep, sickness, sitting or eating) bed, table
G2845 κοίτη koítē from G2749 a couch; by extension, cohabitation; by implication, the male sperm bed, chambering, X conceive
G2846 κοιτών koitṓn from G2845 a bedroom + chamberlain
H7901 שָׁכַב shâkab a primitive root to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.