Lie Down שָׁכַב

Lie Down שָׁכַב

July 20, 2026 · 4 min · Season 3 · Episode 66

About this episode

This episode explores the meaning of the word שָׁכַב in Leviticus and its usage in the Old Testament.

We are in chapter eighteen of Leviticus with our word for today. שָׁכַב lie down, lie, lie asleep, lie sick. It is used 213 times in the Old Testament. Most of the time our word is used to simply lie down to rest or sleep. Genesis 28:11, 13 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב and lay down in that place to sleep … And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the...

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