H3462Hebrewyāšənû
יָשֵׁן
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
18
Total Occurrences
12
Books
18
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Usage
old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to sleep, be asleep
- 2.(qal) to sleep, go to sleep, be asleep
- 3.(niphal)
- 4.(piel) to cause to sleep, entice to sleep
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: yâshên; Pronunciation: yaw-shane'