sleep with one's fathers en · VERB
Etymology
Calque of Biblical Hebrew וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִם־אֲבֹתָיו (wayyiškaḇ ʿim-ʾăḇōṯâw, literally “he slept with his fathers”) (found, for example, in the Bible at 1 Kings 2:10); compare be gathered to one's fathers.
Meanings
- (dated, literary, obsolete) To be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die; also, to be dead.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slept with one's fathers | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slept with one's fathers | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sleeping with one's fathers | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sleeps with one's fathers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |