Strong's H3462 · Hebrew
יָשֵׁן
yâshên · /yaw-shane'/
Definition
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
KJV: old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יָשֵׁן across 19 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
Leviticus2 verses
1 Kings1 verse
Psalms5 verses
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
Psalms 4:8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalms 13:3Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Psalms 44:23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
Psalms 121:4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Proverbs1 verse
Ecclesiastes1 verse
Jeremiah2 verses
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:57And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3462 (yâshên) mean?
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
How many times does H3462 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3462 (יָשֵׁן) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “sleep.”
How is yâshên translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3462 is rendered as “sleep” (10×), “slept” (5×), “long” (1×), “old” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word יָשֵׁן come from?
a primitive root;