יָשֵׁן (yâshên) — Old
Hebrew word study: יָשֵׁן (yâshên), Strong's H3462. properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
KJV translation words: old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
Strong's H3462 is tagged on 20 words in 20 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:21 and last appears in Ezekiel 34:25.
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Verses (all 20)
- Genesis 2:21 — וַיִּישָׁן — and he fell asleep
- Genesis 41:5 — וַיִּישָׁן — and he slept
- Leviticus 13:11 — נוֹשֶׁנֶת — grown old
- Leviticus 26:10 — נוֹשָׁן — growing old
- Deuteronomy 4:25 — וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם — and you will grow old
- Judges 16:14 — וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּ — and she made sleep him
- Judges 16:19 — וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּ — and she made sleep him
- 1 Kings 19:5 — וַיִּישַׁן — and he slept
- Job 3:13 — יָשַׁנְתִּי — I slept
- Psalms 3:5 — וָאִישָׁנָה — and I slept
- Psalms 4:8 — וְאִישָׁן — and I may sleep
- Psalms 13:3 — אִישַׁן — I should sleep
- Psalms 44:23 — תִישַׁן — do you sleep
- Psalms 121:4 — יִישָׁן — he will sleep
- Proverbs 4:16 — יִשְׁנוּ — they will sleep
- Ecclesiastes 5:12 — לִישׁוֹן — to sleep
- Isaiah 5:27 — יִישָׁן — anyone will sleep
- Jeremiah 51:39 — וְיָשְׁנוּ — and they will sleep
- Jeremiah 51:57 — וְיָשְׁנוּ — and they will sleep
- Ezekiel 34:25 — וְיָשְׁנוּ — and they will sleep
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3463 יָשֵׁן (yâshên), H3465 יָשָׁן (yâshân), H8142 שֵׁנָה (shênâh), H8153 שְׁנָת (shᵉnâth).
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Frequently asked questions
What does yâshên (H3462) mean?
Properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate.
How is H3462 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3462 as: old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep..
How often does יָשֵׁן (yâshên) appear?
Strong's H3462 is tagged on 20 words in 20 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:21 and last appears in Ezekiel 34:25.
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