יָשֵׁן
yâshên(yaw-shane')
“properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate”
19 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Translated in KJV as
old (store)remain long(make to) sleep.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”