השכבה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־כ־ב (sh-k-b)

Action noun of the verb השכיב (hishkiv, “to lay down”), from the root שׁ־כ־ב (sh-k-b).

Noun

הַשְׁכָּבָה • (hashkava) f (plural indefinite הַשְׁכָּבוֹת, singular construct הַשְׁכָּבַת־, plural construct הַשְׁכָּבוֹת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

1. An act of laying down, putting to bed
2. A Sephardic prayer for the dead

See also

• יזכור

References

• “השכבה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• השכבה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he