שְׁכִיבָה f. (שָׁכַב) 1) lying down, lying position. Ber. 11ᵃ (ref. to Deut. VI, 7) בשעת ש׳ ש׳ ממש וכ׳ at the time of lying down, (and) literally in a reclining position, and at the time of rising, (and) literally in an erect position (must the Sh’mʿa be recited, v. קִימָה a correct quot. acc.). Ib. 4ᵇ מקיש ש׳ לקימה וכ׳ the text (Deut. l. c.) puts lying down parallel to rising, as at rising (in the morning) the reading of the Sh’mʿa precedes the prayer (תְּפִלָּה), אף ש׳ וכ׳ so at lying down (in the evening) the reading of the Sh’mʿa precedes &c. Ib. מאי קימה … אף ש׳ נמי סמוך למיטתו as in the morning the Sh’mʿa is read near the bed (immediately after rising), so in the evening the Sh’mʿa is read near the bed (before going to bed). Y. ib. I, 3ᶜ מפני שכתוב בה ש׳ וקימה because lying down and rising are mentioned therein (in the chapter of Balaam, Num. XXIII, 24; XXIV, 9). Y. Gitt. III, 44ᵈ top; Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. I, 14 אחת לש׳ וכ׳ one mattress to lie on, and another &c.; a. fr. —2) lying with, carnal connection. Snh. 54ᵇ (ref. to Lev. XVIII, 23) לא תתן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ … שְׁכִיבָתְךָ thou shalt not give thy sh’khobeth means, thou shalt not allow thy lying with (any connection, either active or passive); Yalk. Ex. 348; Yalk. Lev. 599. Snh. l. c. לדברי … שכבתך ושכיבתך חדא היא according to R. ʿAk. he is guilty of one act only, for thy sh’khobeth and thy sh’khibah are the same.