What does יָשֵׁן mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate".
Hebrew · H3462
יָשֵׁן
Properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate
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יָשֵׁן H3462
What does יָשֵׁן mean in the Bible?
יָשֵׁן is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3462?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and sleep (3), sleep (3), then they will fall asleep (2), a long time (1), and fell asleep (1).
Where does יָשֵׁן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Genesis (2), Jeremiah (2), Leviticus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and sleep 3× Psalms 3:5, Psalms 4:8, Ezekiel 34:25
sleep 3× Psalms 121:4, Proverbs 4:16, Ecclesiastes 5:12
then they will fall asleep 2× Jeremiah 51:39, Jeremiah 51:57
a long time 1× Deuteronomy 4:25
and fell asleep 1× 1 Kings 19:5
And having lulled him to sleep 1× Judges 16:19
and while he slept 1× Genesis 2:21
are You sleeping 1× Psalms 44:23
but he fell back asleep 1× Genesis 41:5
I sleep 1× Psalms 13:3
I would be asleep 1× Job 3:13
is a chronic 1× Leviticus 13:11
sleeps 1× Isaiah 5:27
supply of grain 1× Leviticus 26:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:21 וַיִּישָׁ֑ן to and while he slept Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 41:5 וַיִּישָׁ֕ן to but he fell back asleep Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 13:11 נוֹשֶׁ֤נֶת to is a chronic Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular Leviticus 26:10 נוֹשָׁ֑ן to supply of grain Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Deuteronomy 4:25 וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖ם to a long time Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Judges 16:19 וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ to And having lulled him to sleep Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular 1 Kings 19:5 וַיִּישַׁ֔ן to and fell asleep Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 3:13 יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי to I would be asleep Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 3:5 וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה to and sleep Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Psalms 4:8 וְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ן to and sleep Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 2:21
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 12
Genesis 2 Leviticus 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 1 Kings 1 Job 1 Psalms 5 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ 2x wə·yā·šə·nū Jeremiah 51:39, Jeremiah 51:57
יִישָׁ֑ן 2x yî·šān Psalms 121:4, Isaiah 5:27
אִישַׁ֥ן 1x ’î·šan Psalms 13:3
וְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ן 1x wə·’î·šān Psalms 4:8
וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה 1x wā·’î·šā·nāh Psalms 3:5
וַיִּישַׁ֔ן 1x way·yî·šan 1 Kings 19:5
וַיִּישָׁ֑ן 1x way·yî·šān Genesis 2:21
וַיִּישָׁ֕ן 1x way·yî·šān Genesis 41:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 3x Jeremiah 51:39, Jeremiah 51:57, Ezekiel 34:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 2:21, Genesis 41:5, 1 Kings 19:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 121:4, Isaiah 5:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 4:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Judges 16:19
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular 1x Psalms 4:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 3:5
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Ecclesiastes 5:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate
Source Gloss
properly, to be slack or languid , i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die ); also to grow old , stale or inveterate
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate BDB: sleep Usage: old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 10
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Imperfect Isa 5:27 · Ps 121:4 · Prov 4:16 · Ps 13:4 · Ps 44:24 5×
Perfect Job 3:13 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Participle active Lev 13:11 1×
Participle passive Lev 26:10 1×
Word Origins
יָשֵׁן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain