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yāšēn יָשֵׁן ‘to sleep’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

yāšēn v
1) to sleep, be asleep
 1a) (Qal) to sleep, go to sleep, be asleep
 1b) (Niphal)
  1b1) to remain a long time, be stored up
  1b2) to be festering (of leprosy)
 1c) (Piel) to cause to sleep, entice to sleep

Mentioned in Genesis 2:21, 41:5 Codex Leviticus 26:10, 13:11 Deuteronomy 4:25 Judges 16:19 1 Samuel 26:12 1 Kings 19:5 Isaiah 5:27 Jeremiah 51:39, 51:57 Ezekiel 34:25 Hosea 7:6 Psalms 44:24, 13:3, 3:6, 4:9, 121:4 Proverbs 4:16 Job 3:13 Song of Songs 5:2, 7:10 Ecclesiastes 5:11

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