יָשֵׁן
ya.shenVerbH3462
to sleep
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Full Lexicon Entry
- 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
15 timesAppears 15 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
2
Judges
2
Jeremiah
2
Leviticus
2
1 Kings
1
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 19:5
- Genesis 2:21
- Judges 16:14
- Jeremiah 51:57
- Leviticus 26:10
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