Strong's H3463 · Hebrew
יָשֵׁן
yâshên · /yaw-shane'/
Definition
sleepy
KJV: asleep, (one out of) sleep(-eth, -ing), slept.
Root / derivation: from H3462 (יָשֵׁן);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יָשֵׁן across 9 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
9 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Samuel2 verses
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about 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 Kings2 verses
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
1 Kings 18:27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. aloud: Heb. with a great voice he is talking: or, he meditateth is pursuing: Heb. hath a pursuit
Psalms1 verse
Song of Solomon2 verses
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Song of Solomon 7:9And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. sweetly: Heb. straightly of those: or, of the ancient
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3463 (yâshên) mean?
sleepy
How many times does H3463 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3463 (יָשֵׁן) appears in 9 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “sleep.”
How is yâshên translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3463 is rendered as “sleep” (3×), “asleep” (2×), “sleepeth” (2×), “sleeping” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word יָשֵׁן come from?
from H3462 (יָשֵׁן);