ישן

Hebrew

Adjective

יָשָׁן • (yashán) (feminine יְשָׁנָה, masculine plural יְשָׁנִים, feminine plural יְשָׁנוֹת) [pattern: קָטָל]

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

Usage notes

• 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.

Derived terms

• יָשָׁן נוֹשָׁן (yashán noshán)

References

• H3465 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

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

Conjugation of יָשַׁן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לישון / לִישֹׁן
		action noun		שֵׁנָה
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	יָשַׁנְתִּי		יָשַׁנּוּ
	second	יָשַׁנְתָּ	יָשַׁנְתְּ	יְשַׁנְתֶּם1	יְשַׁנְתֶּן1
	third	יָשַׁן	יָשְׁנָה	יָשְׁנוּ
present		יָשֵׁן	יְשֵׁנָה	יְשֵׁנִים	יְשֵׁנוֹת
future	first	אִישַׁן		נִישַׁן
	second	תִּישַׁן	תִּישְׁנִי	תִּישְׁנוּ	תִּישַׁנָּה2
	third	יִישַׁן	תִּישַׁן	יִישְׁנוּ	תִּישַׁנָּה2
imperative		יְשַׁן	יִשְׁנִי	יִשְׁנוּ	יְשַׁנָּה2

¹ Pronounced יָשַׁנְתֶּם and יָשַׁנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• נָם (nám)

References

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

Anagrams

• שני