Leviticus 18:20:4Lev.18.20.W4TAB
שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖
shehkhavtehkhaa
“your lying down”
- Transliteration
- sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA
- Extended
- sheh-khahv-teh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.xaːv.tə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your lying down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA
- phraseyour reading level
loh-tih-TEN sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA
- clause
veh-el-EH-shet ah-meet-KHAA loh-tih-TEN sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA leh-ZAA-ra
- sentence
veh-el-EH-shet ah-meet-KHAA loh-tih-TEN sheh-KHAV-teh-KHAA leh-ZAA-ra leh-tah-meh-AA-vah
Exegesis
The noun shekhabtekha {שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ | še-ḵāb-tə-ḵā} serves as the direct object, indicating sexual union.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-tav
“daughter”
In context — Leviticus 18:20
And you shall not give your intimacy to the wife of your companion, to defile yourself with her.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:20, so the Hebrew word שְׁכָבְתְּךָ֖ (shehkhavtehkhaa) 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 Lev.18.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.20.W4.S1) and character.