Lexicon shenah or shena: Sleep Original Word: שֵׁנָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sleep Or shena (Psa. 127:2) {shay-naw'}; from yashen; sleep -- sleep. see HEBREW yashen NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom yashen Definition sleep NASB Translation asleep (1), sleep (22), sleep* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שֵׁנָה, שֵׁנָא, שְׁנָת noun feminine sleep — שֵׁנָה Psalm 90:5 3t.; שֵׁנָא Psalm 127:2, שְׁנָת Psalm 132:4 (Ges§ 80 g, h.); construct שְׁנַת Jeremiah 51:39 3t.; שְׁנָתִי Genesis 31:40; Jeremiah 31:26, etc.; plural absolute שֵׁנוֺת Proverbs 6:10; Proverbs 24:33; — sleep Genesis 28:16 (J), Judges 16:14,20; Proverbs 3:24; Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 5:11; Jeremiah 31:26; Zechariah 4:1; Proverbs 6:4 ("" תְּנוּמָה); מְעַט שֵׁנוֺת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֺת Proverbs 6:10 = Proverbs 24:33 (these two of sluggard אִישׁ עָצֵל; see also Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 20:13); note also וַתִּדּד שְׁנָתִי מֵעֵינָ֑י Genesis 31:40 (E) and my sleep fled from mine eyes; נָ֑דֲדָה שְׁנַת הַמֶּלֶךְ Esther 6:1; וְנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם Proverbs 4:16; וּשְׁנָתוֺ נִהְיְתָה עָלָיו Daniel 2:1; שֵׁנָה בְּעֵינָיו אֵינֶנּוּ רֹאֵה Ecclesiastes 8:16; אִם אֶתֵּן שְׁנָת לְעֵינָ֑י Psalm 132:4 (all of lack of sleep); יִתֵּן לִידִידוֺ שֵׁנָ֑א Psalm 127:2 = he giveth to his beloved in sleep, compare Ges§ 118, 3; of sleep of death (so Arabic יֶשְׁנוֺ see יֵשׁ. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb יָשֵׁן (yashen), meaning "to sleep."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3573 (nystazo): To nod, to fall asleep; used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe spiritual drowsiness or lack of vigilance. Usage: The term שֵׁנָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote physical sleep, often in the context of rest or inactivity. It can also metaphorically refer to spiritual lethargy or a lack of awareness. Context: • Occurrences in the Hebrew Bible: The word שֵׁנָה appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament. It is used to describe the natural state of rest experienced by humans and sometimes animals. For example, in Genesis 2:21, God causes a deep sleep to fall upon Adam. In Proverbs 6:9, it is used metaphorically to admonish laziness: "How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?" Forms and Transliterations וּשְׁנָת֖וֹ וּשְׁנָתִ֖י ושנתו ושנתי מִשְּׁנָת֔וֹ מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃ מִשְּׁנָתֽוֹ׃ מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒ משנתו משנתו׃ משנתך׃ משנתם׃ נה נות נתם שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם שְׁנַ֣ת שְׁנַת־ שְׁנָתִ֖י שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ שְׁנָתָ֑ם שֵׁ֭נָה שֵׁ֭נוֹת שֵׁנָ֕ה שֵׁנָ֣ה שֵׁנָֽא׃ שנא׃ שנה שנת שנת־ שנתי שנתך׃ שנתם miš·šə·nā·ṯām miš·šə·nā·ṯe·ḵā miš·šə·nā·ṯōw mishshenaTam mishshenaTecha mishshenaTo miššənāṯām miššənāṯeḵā miššənāṯōw nā·ṯām nah nāh naTam nāṯām nō·wṯ not nōwṯ šê·nā šə·nā·ṯām šə·nā·ṯe·ḵā šə·nā·ṯî šê·nāh šə·naṯ šə·naṯ- šênā šênāh šənaṯ šənaṯ- šənāṯām šənāṯeḵā šənāṯî sheNa sheNah sheNat shenaTam shenaTecha shenaTi ū·šə·nā·ṯî ū·šə·nā·ṯōw ūšənāṯî ūšənāṯōw ushenaTi ushenaToLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 28:16 HEB: וַיִּיקַ֣ץ יַעֲקֹב֮ מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָכֵן֙ NAS: awoke from his sleep and said, KJV: awaked out of his sleep, and he said, INT: awoke Jacob his sleep and said Surely Genesis 31:40 Judges 16:14 Judges 16:20 Esther 6:1 Job 14:12 Psalm 76:5 Psalm 90:5 Psalm 127:2 Proverbs 3:24 Proverbs 4:16 Proverbs 6:4 Proverbs 6:9 Proverbs 6:10 Proverbs 20:13 Proverbs 24:33 Ecclesiastes 5:12 Ecclesiastes 8:16 Jeremiah 31:26 Jeremiah 51:39 Jeremiah 51:57 Daniel 2:1 Zechariah 4:1 23 Occurrences |