מִשְׁכָּב
Used: 46 times · Key: 4904 · BDB: מִשְׁכָּב²
Glosses
bed (22); lying (5); a.bed (4)
Meaning (OSHB)
place of lying tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.m. place of lying, couch; act of lying tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.m. Lv 15, 4 place of lying, couch; act of lying;—abs. מ׳ 1 K 1:47 +, cstr. מִשְׁכַּב 2 S 4:5 +; sf. מִשְׁכָּבִי Jb 7:13 +, מִשְׁכַּבְכֶם ψ 4:5; pl. cstr. מִשְׁכְּבֵי Gn 49:4 +, sf. מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם Ho 7:14 +, etc.;— couch, bed (37 times), 2 S 4:11; Ho 7:14; Mi 2:1; 1 K 1:47; Ct 3:1 +; וְנָפַל לְמ׳ Ex 21:18 (E) he takes to his bed; מ׳ נִדָּתָהּ Lv 15:26 (P; v. sub I. נדד); מ׳ as place of copulation Gn 49:4 (poem in J), Is 57:7, 8(×2); Pr 7:17; as place of burial Is 57:2; Ez 32:25; 2 Ch 16:14 (v. מ׳ Inscr. Tabnit8 and perhaps Jewish inscr. Cooke341). act of lying: in gen., חֲדַר מ׳ chamber of lying down = bed-chamber, Ex 7:28 (E), 2 S 4:7; 2 K 6:12, בְּחַדְרֵי מִשְׁכָּֽבְךָ Ec 10:20; והוּא שֹׁכֵב אֵת מ׳ הַצָּהֳרַיִם 2 S 4:5 his noonday siesta; 17:28 read perhaps עַרְשׂת מ׳ couches for lying down Klo Bu HPS Now, cf. 𝔊. (from context) sexually: of woman מִשְׁכַּב (אִישׁ לְ) יֹּדַעַת זָכָר Ju 21:11, 12; Nu 31:17, 18, 35 (P); of man שׁכב מִשְׁכְּבֵי אִשָּׁה Lv 18:22; 20:13 (+ אֶת־זָכָר sodomy; H); מ׳ דֹּרִים Ez 23:17.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 30 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 2 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מִשְׁכָּב» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
נַ֥פְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י מֹ֥ר אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃
Word for word: I.have.sprinkled bed my myrrh aloes and cinnamon
JPS 1917: I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
יַעְלְז֣וּ חֲסִידִ֣ים בְּכָב֑וֹד יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָֽם׃
Word for word: let.them.exult faithful.[people] in honor let.them.sing.for.joy on beds their
JPS 1917: Let the saints exult in glory; let them sing for joy upon their beds.
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