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Strong's H8142 שֵׁנָה (shenah)

Shenah means “sleep” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8142
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 10

Strong's H8142 Quick Answer

Strong's H8142 שֵׁנָה שֵׁנָא (shehah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shehah (shay-naw') (or shena (Psa. 127) n-f. 1. sleep [from H3462] It has 23 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include sleep. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shehah (shay-naw') (or shena (Psa. 127) n-f. 1. sleep [from H3462]
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sleep

Meaning and Definition

shehah (shay-naw') (or shena (Psa. 127) n-f. 1. sleep [from H3462] KJV: sleep. Root(s): H3462

Original Word
שֵׁנָה שֵׁנָא
Transliteration
shehah
Derivation
Root: ישׁן First root strongs: 3462
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8142. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8142 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shehah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

sleep Genesis 28:16 23×

How Strong's H8142 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8142 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8142 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 28:16 KJV

And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

Genesis 31:40 KJV

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

Judges 16:14 KJV

And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8142.

Genesis 28:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
Genesis 31:40 Old Testament, KJV
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
Judges 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
Judges 16:20 Old Testament, KJV
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
Esther 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Job 14:12 Old Testament, KJV
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Psalms 76:5 Old Testament, KJV
The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
Psalms 90:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
Psalms 127:2 Old Testament, KJV
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Proverbs 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Proverbs 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Proverbs 6:4 Old Testament, KJV
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Proverbs 6:9 Old Testament, KJV
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Proverbs 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Proverbs 20:13 Old Testament, KJV
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 24:33 Old Testament, KJV
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Ecclesiastes 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Ecclesiastes 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
Jeremiah 31:26 Old Testament, KJV
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Jeremiah 51:39 Old Testament, KJV
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:57 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Daniel 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Zechariah 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8142, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 7 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8142 FAQ

What does shenah (שֵׁנָה) mean?

Shenah (Strong's H8142) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sleep". shehah (shay-naw') (or shena (Psa. 127) n-f. 1. sleep [from H3462]

How many times is shenah (שֵׁנָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H8142 across 10 books.

Where can I study shenah (שֵׁנָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8142 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shenah (שֵׁנָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sleep. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.