השכיב

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־כ־ב (sh-k-b)

Verb

הִשְׁכִּיב • (hishkiv) (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הושכב / הֻשְׁכַּב)

  1. (transitive) to lay down, to put to bed
    • הַשְׁכִּיבֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ לְשָׁלוֹם וְהַעֲמִידֵֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ לְחַיִּים
      hashkivénu Adonái Elohénu l-shalóm v-ha'amidénu malkénu l-ḥayyím
      Make us lie down, o Lord our God, to peace, and make us stand up, our King, to life.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִשְׁכִּיב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִשְׁכַּבְתִּי הִשְׁכַּבְנוּ
second הִשְׁכַּבְתָּ הִשְׁכַּבְתְּ הִשְׁכַּבְתֶּם הִשְׁכַּבְתֶּן
third הִשְׁכִּיב הִשְׁכִּיבָה הִשְׁכִּיבוּ
present מַשְׁכִּיב מַשְׁכִּיבָה מַשְׁכִּיבִים מַשְׁכִּיבוֹת
future first אַשְׁכִּיב נַשְׁכִּיב
second תַּשְׁכִּיב תַּשְׁכִּיבִי תַּשְׁכִּיבוּ תַּשְׁכֵּבְנָה1
third יַשְׁכִּיב תַּשְׁכִּיב יַשְׁכִּיבוּ תַּשְׁכֵּבְנָה1
imperative הַשְׁכֵּב הַשְׁכִּיבִי הַשְׁכִּיבוּ הַשְׁכֵּבְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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