ישן

Hebrew

Adjective

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
  • 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.

References

Verb

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

  1. to sleep, to be asleep

Conjugation
Conjugation of יָשַׁן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first יָשַׁנְתִּי‎יָשַׁנּוּ‎
second יָשַׁנְתָּ‎יָשַׁנְתְּ‎יְשַׁנְתֶּם‎1יְשַׁנְתֶּן‎1
third יָשַׁןיָשְׁנָה‎יָשְׁנוּ‎
present יָשֵׁןיְשֵׁנָה‎יְשֵׁנִים‎יְשֵׁנוֹת‎
future first אִישַׁן‎נִישַׁן‎
second תִּישַׁן‎תִּישְׁנִי‎תִּישְׁנוּ‎תִּישַׁנָּה‎2
third יִישַׁן‎תִּישַׁן‎יִישְׁנוּ‎תִּישַׁנָּה‎2
imperative יְשַׁןיִשְׁנִי‎יִשְׁנוּ‎יְשַׁנָּה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced יָשַׁנְתֶּם‎ and יָשַׁנְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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

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