Strong's Hebrew · H3463
H3463 yâshên
יָשֵׁן
yaw-shane'
sleeping
Looking for Greek G3463 mýrioi? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3463. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
yâshên appears 9 times in Scripture, in 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, Psalms, Song of Solomon, Daniel and Hosea. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
sleepy
In the King James Version
asleep, (one out of) sleep(-eth, -ing), slept.
Derivation
from H3462 (יָשֵׁן);
Appears 9 times in Scripture
“So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.”
“For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.”
“At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!””
“and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.”
“And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.”
“That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.”
“I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.””
“Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.”
“So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
