The meaning of “יָשֵׁן”
Understanding yâshên reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep. - properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively...
יָשֵׁן
old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep. - properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die) - also to grow old, stale or inveterate 1) to sleep, be asleep 1a) (Qal) to sleep, go to sleep, be asleep 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to remain a long time, be stored up 1b2) to be festering (of leprosy) 1c) (Piel) to cause to sleep, entice to sleep
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:5 | “And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.” Word: יָשֵׁן (yâshên) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:25 | “When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:” Word: יָשֵׁן (yâshên) | |
| 1 Kings 19:5 | “And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.” Word: יָשֵׁן (yâshên) | |
| Psalms 13:3 | “Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;” Word: יָשֵׁן (yâshên) | |
| Ecclesiastes 5:12 | “The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.” Word: יָשֵׁן (yâshên) |
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