Genesis 39:12:4Gen.39.12.W4TAB
שִׁכְבָ֣ה
shikhva
“lie down”
- Transliteration
- shikh-VA
- Extended
- shikh-VAA
- IPA
- /ʃixˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lie down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shikh-VA
- phraseyour reading level
shikh-VA im-MI
- clause
va-tit-pe-SE-hu be-vig-DO le-MOR shikh-VA im-MI
- sentence
va-tit-pe-SE-hu be-vig-DO le-MOR shikh-VA im-MI va-ya-a-ZOV big-DO be-ya-DAH va-ya-NAS va-ye-TSE ha-khu-TSA
Exegesis
Leemor {לֵאמֹ֖ר | lēʾ-mōr} functions as the quotative infinitive “saying,” introducing the imperative shikhvah {שִׁכְבָ֣ה | šiḵ-bāh} ‘lie’ plus immi {עִמִּ֑י | ʿim-mî} ‘with me,’ conveying coercion.
Root and etymology
š-k-b
“to lie down”
In context — Genesis 39:12
She seized him by his garment , saying, “Lie with me,” but he left his garment in her hand, and he fled and went outside .
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 39:12, so the Hebrew word שִׁכְבָ֣ה (shikhva) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.39.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.12.W4.S1) and character.