יָשֵׁן
Strong's H3462
yâshên
/yaw-shane'/
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3462
- Hebrew
- יָשֵׁן
- Transliteration
- yâshên
- Pronunciation
- /yaw-shane'/
- KJV Translations
- 3 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
old (store)remain long(make to) sleep
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