Quick Definition
bed
Strong's Definition
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Derivation: from H7901 (שָׁכַב);
KJV Usage: bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
TWOT Reference: 2381c
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying
1a) couch, bed
1b) act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom
1c) lying down (for sexual contact)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying
1a) couch, bed
1b) act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom
1c) lying down (for sexual contact)
Aramaic equivalent: mish.kav (מִשְׁכַּב "bed" H4903)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מִשְׁכָּב
mishkâb
BDB Definition:
1) a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying
1a) couch, bed
1b) act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom
1c) lying down (for sexual contact)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7901
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2381c
Total KJV Occurrences: 44