יָשֵׁן
ya.shen
“to sleep”
Definition
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
a primitive root;
- to sleep, be asleep 1a) (Qal) to sleep, go to sleep, be asleep 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to remain a long time, be stored up 1b2) to be festering (of leprosy) 1c) (Piel) to cause to sleep, entice to sleep
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
יָשֵׁן appears 15 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep.Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!”But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.
I will make her princes and wise men drunk,along with her governors, officials, and warriors.Then they will fall asleep foreverand not wake up,”declares the King,whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.
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