Mishkav (משכב) means bed in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mishkav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רהיט נמוך ומרופד המשמש למנוחתו של הנשען עליו; וכן כל פעולה הנעשית על רהיט זה.
פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם, אַל־תּוֹתַר; כִּי עָלִיתָ מִשְׁכְּבֵי אָבִיךָ, אָז חִלַּלְתָּ יְצוּעִי עָלָה.
- 2בהשאלהקבר
יָבוֹא שָׁלוֹם, יָנוּחוּ עַל-מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם; הֹלֵךְ, נְכֹחוֹ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mishkav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִשְׁכָּב
- Written without vowel points
- משכב
- Said
- mishkav
- Root
- ש־כ־ב
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מִשְׁכְּבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מִשְׁכְּבוֹת; מִשְׁכַּב־, ר' מִשְׁכְּבֵי־
- Gematria
- 362
This is how Mishkav is said in other languages.
- English
- bed
These words mean nearly the same as Mishkav.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mishkav.
The word Mishkav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ינוח בשלום על משכבו
- משכב בהמה
- משכב זכר
- נפל למשכב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mishkav comes from the root ש־כ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Mishkav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mishkav.
What does Mishkav (משכב) mean in Hebrew?
Mishkav (משכב) means bed. It is said mishkav, with the stress on kav.
What is a synonym for Mishkav (משכב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mishkav (משכב) are יצוע, מיטה, ספה, ערש, יחסי מין, and ביאה.
What rhymes with Mishkav (משכב)?
Words that rhyme with Mishkav (משכב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Mishkav (משכב) masculine or feminine?
The word Mishkav (משכב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִשְׁכְּבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משכב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.