What does יָשֵׁן · καθεύδω mean in the Bible?
יָשֵׁן · καθεύδω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sleep, often metaphorically referring to death or irreversible defeat".
Hebrew · H3462, G2518
יָשֵׁן
Properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate · to sleep
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יָשֵׁןH3462properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate
καθεύδωG2518to sleep
Pronunciationkatheúdō
Sleep as metaphor for death or spiritual insensibility, not mere physical rest
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יָשֵׁן · καθεύδω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sleep, often metaphorically referring to death or irreversible defeat".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3462, G2518?
H3462, G2518 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to sleep, often metaphorically referring to death or irreversible defeat
Source Gloss
to sleep, often metaphorically referring to death or irreversible defeat
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms10
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
ImperfectIsa 5:27 · Ps 121:4 · Prov 4:16 · Ps 13:4 · Ps 44:245×
PerfectJob 3:131×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action2×
Participle activeLev 13:111×
Participle passiveLev 26:101×
Word Origins
יָשֵׁן is a primitive root - no further derivation.