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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3463. יָשֵׁן (yashen) -- To sleep, to be asleep</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3463.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/psalms/78-65.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3463.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3463</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3462.htm" title="3462">◄</a> 3463. yashen <a href="../hebrew/3464.htm" title="3464">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">yashen: To sleep, to be asleep</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יָשֵׁן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>yashen<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yah-SHANE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yaw-shane')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To sleep, to be asleep<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>sleepy<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G2518 (katheudō):</b> To sleep, to be asleep<p> - <b>G2837 (koimaō):</b> To sleep, to fall asleep (often used metaphorically for death)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "yashen" primarily means "to sleep" or "to be asleep." It is used in the context of physical rest and the natural state of sleep. The term can also metaphorically imply a state of inactivity or unawareness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, sleep was considered a natural and necessary part of life, often associated with rest and rejuvenation. The Bible frequently uses sleep as a metaphor for death, spiritual lethargy, or unawareness. In a society without artificial lighting, sleep patterns were closely tied to the natural cycle of day and night, emphasizing the importance of rest in daily life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm">yashen</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sleeping<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>asleep (3), sleep (1), sleeping (1), slept (1), smolders (1), who fall asleep (1), who sleep (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">יָשֵׁן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sleeping</b></font>; — masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יָשֵׁן</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26-7.htm">1 Samuel 26:7</a> 3t., feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">יֲשֵׁנֵה</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/3-20.htm">1 Kings 3:20</a> Cant 52; plural <font class="hebrew2">יְשֵׁנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26-12.htm">1 Samuel 26:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/7-10.htm">Songs 7:10</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">יֲשֵׁנֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a>; — <em>asleep, sleeping</em> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26-7.htm">1 Samuel 26:7,12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/3-20.htm">1 Kings 3:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/5-2.htm">Songs 5:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/7-10.htm">Songs 7:10</a>; so, figurative, <a href="/interlinear/hosea/7-6.htm">Hosea 7:6</a>, explained as = <font class="hebrew2">יֶעְשַׁן</font> <em>smoketh</em>, compare <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Deuteronomy 29:19</a>, by RS<sup>J Phil. xvi. 1888, 72; Proph. iv. n. 19</sup> Che with <font class="hebrew2">אַמְּהֶם</font> (Ges<sup>§ 1</sup>. R. 1 a) for <font class="hebrew2">אֹפֵהֶם</font>; but < We, <em>their anger sleepeth</em>; of Baal <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a>; in simile of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65</a>; of dead, as sleeping in dust, <a href="/interlinear/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>asleep, one out of sleep <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm">yashen</a>; sleepy -- asleep, (one out of) sleep(-eth, -ing), slept. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3462.htm">yashen</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>יְשֵׁנָ֔ה יָשֵׁ֥ן יָשֵׁן֙ ישן ישנה כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן ׀ כישן מִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥י מישני kə·yā·šên kəyāšên keyaShen mî·yə·šê·nê mîyəšênê miyesheNei yā·šên yāšên yaShen yə·šê·nāh yəšênāh yesheNah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/26-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 26:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁא֗וּל שֹׁכֵ֤ב <b> יָשֵׁן֙ </b> בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וַחֲנִית֥וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lay <span class="itali">sleeping</span> inside the circle of the camp<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lay <span class="itali">sleeping</span> within the trench,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/26-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Saul lay <span class="itali">sleeping</span> the circle his spear<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/3-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 3:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵֽאֶצְלִ֗י וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ <b> יְשֵׁנָ֔ה </b> וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּ בְּחֵיקָ֑הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me while your maidservant <span class="itali">slept,</span> and laid<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me, while thine handmaid <span class="itali">slept,</span> and laid<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/3-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beside your maidservant <span class="itali">slept</span> and laid her bosom<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/18-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 18:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ל֑וֹ אוּלַ֛י <b> יָשֵׁ֥ן </b> ה֖וּא וְיִקָֽץ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or perhaps <span class="itali">he is asleep</span> and needs to be awakened.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [or] peradventure <span class="itali">he sleepeth,</span> and must be awaked.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A journey perhaps <span class="itali">is asleep</span> and needs to be awakened<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/78-65.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 78:65</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/78.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיִּקַ֖ץ <b> כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן ׀ </b> אֲדֹנָ֑י כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/78.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> awoke <span class="itali">as [if from] sleep,</span> Like a warrior<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/78.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> awaked <span class="itali">as one out of sleep,</span> [and] like a mighty man<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/78-65.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> awoke <span class="itali">sleep</span> the Lord A warrior<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 12:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְרַבִּ֕ים <b> מִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥י </b> אַדְמַת־ עָפָ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Many <span class="itali">of those who sleep</span> in the dust<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And many <span class="itali">of them that sleep</span> in the dust<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Many <span class="itali">who</span> of the ground the dust<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3463.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3463.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3463<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/keyashen_3463.htm">kə·yā·šên — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/miyeshenei_3463.htm">mî·yə·šê·nê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yashen_3463.htm">yā·šên — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yeshenah_3463.htm">yə·šê·nāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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