Sexually (action) שְׁכֹ֫בֶת

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 18, 2026 · 2m

We are in chapter eighteen of Leviticus with our word for today. שְׁכֹ֫בֶת sexual intercourse, copulation. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense to have sexual intercourse with. Numbers 5:20 But if you have gone astray, though you are under your husband's authority, and if you have defiled yourself, and some man other than your husband שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹ has lain with you. Notice the reference to gone astray. God’s word is consistent about sexual sin outside of marriage. This is how our word is used in our chapter today. Leviticus 18:20 And you…