What does שֵׁנָה · ὕπνος mean in the Bible?
שֵׁנָה · ὕπνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deep sleep, stupor".
Hebrew · H8142, G5258
תַּרְדֵּמָה
Sleep · sleep
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שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
Pronunciation šēnāh
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ὕπνος G5258 sleep
Pronunciation hýpnos
Natural sleep or metaphorical spiritual torpor; contrast with waking awareness or vigilance.
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What does תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemah) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁנָה · ὕπνος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deep sleep, stupor".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8142, G5258?
H8142, G5258 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. deep sleep, stupor
Strong's H8142, G5258
Lexical occurrences 23 verses Source Gloss
deep sleep, stupor
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּרְדֵּמָה is built from this root:
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