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šᵊxāvā שְׁכָבָה ‘act/product of lying’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāxav שָׁכַב ‘to lie down’
Roots: שׁכב

šᵊxāvā n, f
1) act of lying, layer, coating
 1a) act of lying (of sexual relations)
 1b) layer

Mentioned in Exodus 16:14, 16:13 Codex Leviticus 22:4, 19:20, 15:16, 15:18, 15:17, 15:32 Numbers 5:13

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