8139. shenah
Strong's Lexicon
shenah: Sleep

Original Word: שְׁנָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: shnah
Pronunciation: shay-naw'
Phonetic Spelling: (shen-aw')
Definition: Sleep
Meaning: sleep

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁנָה (shanah), which means "to change" or "to repeat."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5258 (hypnos): Refers to sleep, both literal and metaphorical, in the New Testament.

- G1853 (eupnoia): Refers to good or sound sleep.

Usage: The Hebrew word "shenah" primarily refers to the state of sleep, a natural and recurring state of rest for the body and mind. It is often used in the context of physical rest but can also imply spiritual or metaphorical rest. In the Hebrew Bible, "shenah" is used to describe both literal sleep and a deeper, sometimes spiritual, rest or slumber.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, sleep was seen as a necessary and God-given part of life, essential for health and well-being. The Bible often uses sleep metaphorically to describe spiritual states, such as spiritual complacency or death. Sleep was also considered a time when God could communicate with individuals through dreams, as seen in the stories of Joseph and Daniel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to shenah
Definition
sleep
NASB Translation
sleep (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [שְׁנָה] noun feminine sleep (ᵑ7 Syriac); — suffix שִׁנְּתֵהּ (K§ 12 d)) Daniel 6:19. — II.[[שְׁנָה] see [שְׁנָא].

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sleep

(Aramaic) corresponding to shehah -- sleep.

see HEBREW shehah

Forms and Transliterations
וְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּ ושנתה veshinTeh wə·šin·têh wəšintêh
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Englishman's Concordance
Daniel 6:18
HEB: הַנְעֵ֣ל קָֽדָמ֑וֹהִי וְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּ נַדַּ֥ת עֲלֽוֹהִי׃
NAS: before him; and his sleep fled
KJV: before him: and his sleep went
INT: was brought before and his sleep fled him

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8139
1 Occurrence


wə·šin·têh — 1 Occ.















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