Strong's Lexicon

H3463

H3463 — יָשֵׁן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewyashenadjectiveOccurrences: 5TWOT: 928a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3463
Word:יָשֵׁן
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H3462
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:yashen
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:yaw-shane'
Meaning:1. sleepy
KJV Renderings:asleep, (one out of) sleep(-eth, -ing), slept.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3799

I. יָשֵׁן adjective sleeping; — masculine singular יָשֵׁן 1Sam 26:7 + 3 t., feminine singular יֲשֵׁנֵה 1Kgs 3:20; Song 52 plural יְשֵׁנִים 1Sam 26:12; Song 7:10 construct יֲשֵׁנֵי Dan 12:2 — asleep, sleeping 1Sam 26:7; 1Sam 26:12; 1Kgs 3:20; Song 5:2; Song 7:10 so, figurative, Hos 7:6, explained as = יֶעְשַׁן smoketh, compare Deut 29:19, by RSJ Phil. xvi. 1888, 72; Proph. iv. n. 19 Che with אַפְּהֶם (Ges «GKC:1»§ 1. R. 1 a) for אֹפֵהֶם; but < We , their anger sleepeth; of Baal 1Kgs 18:27 in simile of ׳ י Ps 78:65 of dead, as sleeping in dust, Dan 12:2.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ישן (yah-shahn’)

Ecclesiastes 5:12

KJV: The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
EHCC: (11). of the rich will not suffer him fo sleep.

Genesis 2:21

KJV: And 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;
EHCC: to fall upon Adam, and he slept:

Genesis 41:5

KJV: And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.rank: Heb. fat
EHCC: And he slept and dreamed the second

Genesis 1:19

KJV: And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.And the evening…: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.
EHCC: 5.as he lay and slept under a juniper tree,

Genesis 4:8

KJV: And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
EHCC: (9). both lay me down in peace, and sleep:

Genesis 13:3

KJV: And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;
EHCC: (4)-lest I sleep the (aleep of) death ; -

Genesis 44:23

KJV: And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
EHCC: ( 24). why sleepest thou, O Lord?

Genesis 121:4

EHCC: shall neither slumber nor sleep,

Isaiah 5:27

KJV: None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
EHCC: none Valumber nor sleep;

Judges 16:19

KJV: And 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.
EHCC: And she made him sleep upon her knees;
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