H7902

שְׁכָבָה

she.kha.vahH:N-F

semen

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[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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