Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3462
יָשֵׁן
ya.shen · “to sleep”
Used 21 times across 14 books
Definition
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
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
Where it appears
Genesis2
Leviticus2
Deuteronomy1
Judges1
1 Samuel1
1 Kings1
Job1
Psalms5
Proverbs1
Ecclesiastes1
Song of Solomon1
Isaiah1
Jeremiah2
Ezekiel1
In the text
Genesis 2:21And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;Genesis 41:5And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.Leviticus 13:11It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.Leviticus 26:10And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.Deuteronomy 4:25When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:Judges 16:19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.1 Samuel 26:12So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.1 Kings 19:5And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.Job 3:13For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,Psalms 3:6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
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