Word Study · Strong's H4904 · Hebrew
מִשְׁכָּב
mishkab
mish-kawb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mishkâb
“a bed (figuratively, a bier)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Rendered in the KJV as
bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
- 46occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 18 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 38inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 46 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 38
- מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם3
- מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י3
- לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב2
- מִשְׁכַּ֣ב2
- מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ2
- מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖2
- בַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙1
- בְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּ1
- בְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ1
- בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙1
- הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב1
- הַמִּשְׁכָּ֜ב1
and 26 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 24
- bed your5
- the bed5
- bed his4
- beds their4
- bed my3
- lying down your3
- lying of3
- [the] lyings of2
- a bed2
- [the] beds of1
- [the] lying of1
- bed their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 16
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular5
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 6
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 5
- HTd/Ncmsa · 5
- HNcfpc/Sp3mp · 4
- HNcmsc · 4
- HR/Ncmsc · 4
- HNcmpc · 3
- HNcmsa · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp2fs · 2
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp2mp · 1
All 46, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 8:3מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mishkavekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThe Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.here: lying down your
- Exodus 21:18לְמִשְׁכָּֽב׃lemishkavpreposition + noun · masculine singularIf men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,here: to a bed
Leviticus9 occurrences
- Leviticus 15:4הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗בhamishkavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAny bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.here: the bed
- Leviticus 15:5בְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹbemishkavopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: in bed his
- Leviticus 15:21בְּמִשְׁכָּבָ֑הּbemishkavahpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularand anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.here: in bed her
- Leviticus 15:23הַמִּשְׁכָּ֜בhamishkavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd whether it is a bed or furniture on which she was sitting, whoever touches it will be unclean until evening.here: the bed
- Leviticus 15:24הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛בhamishkavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.here: the bed
- Leviticus 15:26הַמִּשְׁכָּ֞בhamishkavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAny bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.here: the bed
- Leviticus 15:26כְּמִשְׁכַּ֥בkemishkavpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.here: like [the] bed of
- Leviticus 18:22מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmishkeveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.here: [the] lyings of
- Leviticus 20:13מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmishkeveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.here: [the] lyings of
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 31:17לְמִשְׁכַּ֥בlemishkavpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So now, kill all the boys, as well as every woman who has had relations with a man,here: to [the] lying of
- Numbers 31:18מִשְׁכַּ֣בmishkavnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.here: lying of
- Numbers 31:35מִשְׁכַּ֣בmishkavnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)and 32,000 women who had not slept with a man.here: lying of
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 21:11מִשְׁכַּב־mishkav-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”here: lying of
- Judges 21:12לְמִשְׁכַּ֣בlemishkavpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.here: to lying of
2 Samuel7 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 4:5מִשְׁכַּ֥בmishkavnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.here: [the] lying of
- 2 Samuel 4:7מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹmishkavonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThey had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.here: lying down his
- 2 Samuel 4:11מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmishkavonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHow much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”here: own bed his
- 2 Samuel 11:2מִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mishkavonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularOne evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.here: bed his
- 2 Samuel 11:13בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙bemishkavopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and he got Uriah drunk. And in the evening Uriah went out to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.here: on bed his
- 2 Samuel 13:5מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mishkavekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularJonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”here: bed your
- 2 Samuel 17:28מִשְׁכָּ֤בmishkavnoun · masculine singularThey brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,here: bed[s]
Job3 occurrences
- Job 7:13מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mishkavinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWhen I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,here: bed my
- Job 33:15מִשְׁכָּֽב׃mishkavnoun · masculine singularIn a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,here: a bed
- Job 33:19מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmishkavonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularA man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,here: bed his
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 4:4מִשְׁכַּבְכֶ֗םmishkavkhemnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralBe angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selahhere: bed your
- Psalms 36:4מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥וֹmishkavonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularEven on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.here: bed his
- Psalms 41:3מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗וֹmishkavonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.here: bed his
- Psalms 149:5מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃mishkevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralLet the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.here: beds their
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 7:17מִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmishkavinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.here: bed my
- Proverbs 22:27מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mishkavekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularIf you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?here: bed your
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 57:2מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmishkevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThose who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.here: beds their
- Isaiah 57:7מִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmishkavekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularOn a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.here: bed your
- Isaiah 57:8מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mishkavekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularBehind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.here: bed your
- Isaiah 57:8מִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmishkavamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBehind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.here: bed their
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 23:17לְמִשְׁכַּ֣בlemishkavpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.here: to a bed of
- Ezekiel 32:25מִשְׁכָּ֥בmishkavnoun · masculine singularAmong the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.here: a bed