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יָשֵׁן

Sleepy

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יָשֵׁן H3463
Pronunciation yāšēn

What does יָשֵׁן (yāšēn) mean in the Bible?

יָשֵׁן (yāšēn): State of unconsciousness or reduced awareness; used literally of physical sleep and figuratively of spiritual lethargy or inattentiveness

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What does יָשֵׁן (yāšēn) mean in the Bible?

יָשֵׁן (yāšēn): State of unconsciousness or reduced awareness; used literally of physical sleep and figuratively of spiritual lethargy or inattentiveness

How does the BSB render H3463?

The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and teeth (1), as from sleep (1), asleep (1), I was asleep (1), remained asleep (1).

Where does יָשֵׁן (yāšēn) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 26:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), 1 Samuel (2), Song Of Solomon (2), Daniel (1).

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 teeth 1× Song Of Solomon 7:9
as from sleep 1× Psalms 78:65
asleep 1× 1 Samuel 26:7
I was asleep 1× 1 Kings 3:20
remained asleep 1× 1 Samuel 26:12
sleep 1× Song Of Solomon 5:2
sleeping 1× 1 Kings 18:27
smolders 1× Hosea 7:6
who sleep 1× Daniel 12:2
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 26:7 יָשֵׁן֙ to asleep Adjective - masculine singular 1 Samuel 26:12 יְשֵׁנִ֔ים to remained asleep Adjective - masculine plural 1 Kings 3:20 יְשֵׁנָ֔ה to I was asleep Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 18:27 יָשֵׁ֥ן to sleeping Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 78:65 כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀ to as from sleep Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 5:2 יְשֵׁנָ֖ה to sleep Adjective - feminine singular Song Of Solomon 7:9 יְשֵׁנִֽים׃ to and teeth Adjective - masculine plural Daniel 12:2 מִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥י to who sleep Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Hosea 7:6 יָשֵׁ֣ן to smolders Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 1 Samuel 26:7
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 2 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Daniel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
יָשֵׁן֙ 1x yā·šên 1 Samuel 26:7
יָשֵׁ֥ן 1x yā·šên 1 Kings 18:27
יָשֵׁ֣ן 1x yā·šên Hosea 7:6
יְשֵׁנָ֔ה 1x yə·šê·nāh 1 Kings 3:20
יְשֵׁנָ֖ה 1x yə·šê·nāh Song Of Solomon 5:2
יְשֵׁנִ֔ים 1x yə·šê·nîm 1 Samuel 26:12
יְשֵׁנִֽים׃ 1x yə·šê·nîm Song Of Solomon 7:9
כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀ 1x kə·yā·šên Psalms 78:65
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 26:7, 1 Kings 18:27, Hosea 7:6
Adjective - feminine singular 2x 1 Kings 3:20, Song Of Solomon 5:2
Adjective - masculine plural 2x 1 Samuel 26:12, Song Of Solomon 7:9
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Psalms 78:65
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Daniel 12:2
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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