Hebrew word study
יָשֵׁן H3462
- Transliteration
- yâshên
- Pronunciation
- yaw-shane'
- KJV glosses
- old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
Lexical summary
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die)
also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die)
also to grow old, stale or inveterate
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information