Strong's Hebrew · H8639
H8639 tardêmâh
תַּרְדֵּמָה
tar-day-maw'
deep sleep
tardêmâh appears 7 times in Scripture, in Genesis, 1 Samuel, Job, Proverbs and Isaiah. 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
a lethargy or (by implication) trance
In the King James Version
deep sleep.
Derivation
from H7290 (רָדַם);
Appears 7 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.”
“In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,”
“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.”
“Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.”
“In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,”
“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.”
“As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.”
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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).
