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יָשֵׁן H3462
H3462 is the Hebrew word יָשֵׁן, transliterated yâshên and said yaw-shane'. The King James Version most often renders it sleep.
What it means
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
Verses using יָשֵׁן
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:21 · KJV
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 41:5 · KJV
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
Leviticus 13:11 · KJV
It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
Leviticus 26:10 · KJV
And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.
Deuteronomy 4:25 · KJV
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:
Judges 16:19 · KJV
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
1 Kings 19:5 · KJV
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
Job 3:13 · KJV
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Psalm 3:5 · KJV
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
Psalm 4:8 · KJV
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 13:3 · KJV
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Psalm 44:23 · KJV
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
Proverbs 4:16 · KJV
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Isaiah 5:27 · KJV
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
Jeremiah 51:39 · KJV
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:57 · KJV
And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Ezekiel 34:25 · KJV
And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3462 mean?
H3462 is the Hebrew word יָשֵׁן (yâshên), meaning properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate.
How is H3462 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sleep (5 times), slept (4 times), old (1 time), old store (1 time), remained long (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3462 appear in the Bible?
יָשֵׁן (yâshên) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3462 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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