Strong's Hebrew · H8639

תַּרְדֵּמָה

tardêmâh · tar-day-maw'

deep sleep.

Definition

a lethargy or (by implication) trance

Derivation

from H7290 (רָדַם);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

1 Samuel 26:12

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.

Job 33:15

In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

Isaiah 29:10

For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Job 4:13

In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

Genesis 2:21

So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

Genesis 15:12

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

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