ישן

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Hebrew

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Adjective

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יָשָׁן (yashán) (feminine יְשָׁנָה, masculine plural יְשָׁנִים, feminine plural יְשָׁנוֹת)

  1. old, having existed for a long time
  2. old, veteran
  3. dated, no longer used

Usage notes

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  • This adjective is never used to refer to an elderly person or an old animal. In that specific sense the adjective זָקֵן (zakén) is used instead.

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Verb

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יָשַׁן (yashán) (pa'al construction, infinitive לישון / לִישֹׁן, present יָשֵׁן, future יִישַׁן, imperative יְשַׁן)

  1. to sleep, to be asleep
    • Tanach, Psalms 121:4, with translation of the New International Version:
      הִנֵּה לֹא־יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל.
      hiné lo yanúm vəlo yishán shomér yisraél.
      Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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H3462 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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