Etymology?:
from šāxav שָׁכַב ‘to lie down’
Roots:
שׁכב
miškāv n, m
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)
Mentioned in Genesis 49:4 Exodus 21:18, 7:28 Codex Leviticus 15:23, 15:5, 15:24, 20:13, 18:22, 15:4, 15:26, 15:21 Numbers 31:35, 31:17, 31:18 Judges 21:12, 21:11 2 Samuel 13:5, 11:13, 4:11, 4:5, 11:2, 4:7, 17:28 1 Kings 1:47 2 Kings 6:12 Isaiah 57:8, 57:2, 57:7 Ezekiel 23:17, 32:25 Hosea 7:14 Micah 2:1 Psalms 36:5, 4:5, 41:4, 149:5 Proverbs 7:17, 22:27 Job 33:15, 33:19, 7:13 Song of Songs 3:1 Ecclesiastes 10:20 2 Chronicles 16:14