Lie down in Hebrew is שָׁכַב (shakháv).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שָׁכַב
shakháv
verb
In English
lie down
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for lie down as a verb.
assume a horizontal position
- שָׁכַבשכבshakháv
This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁכַב.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁכַב
- Written without vowel points
- שכב
- Said
- shakháv
- Its meanings in English
- lie down, To lie down, to be lying down, to recline, To have sex
These words come before and after lie down in the list.
These are the questions people ask about lie down in Hebrew.
How do you say lie down in Hebrew?
lie down in Hebrew is שָׁכַב, said shakháv. Without vowel points it is written שכב.
What else does שכב mean in English?
Besides lie down, שכב can mean To lie down, to be lying down, to recline and To have sex.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry lie down and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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