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

  1. 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 times

Appears 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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