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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Sleep

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

82exact KJV occurrences 61Old Testament 21New Testament 26books containing the word 13mapped Strong's IDs 79occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

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LAST OCCURRENCE

1 Thessalonians 5:10

Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where sleep appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH7901
שָׁכַב

shâkab · shaw-kab'

11 times translated as this KJV form212 total Strong's occurrences

v

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

Strong's KJV usage: × at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

Strong's first: Genesis 28:11Strong's last: Proverbs 24:33

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HebrewH3462
יָשֵׁן

yâshên · yaw-shane'

10 times translated as this KJV form19 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate

Strong's KJV usage: old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.

Strong's first: Judges 16:19Strong's last: Ezekiel 34:25

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GreekG5258
ὕπνος

hýpnos · hoop'-nos

6 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

sleep, i.e. (figuratively) spiritual torpor

Strong's KJV usage: :--sleep.

Strong's first: Matthew 1:24Strong's last: Romans 13:11

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HebrewH8639
תַּרְדֵּמָה

tardêmâh · tar-day-maw'

6 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

a lethargy or (by implication) trance

Strong's KJV usage: deep sleep.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 2:21Strong's last: Isaiah 29:10

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GreekG1853
ἔξυπνος

éxypnos · ex'-oop-nos

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

awake

Strong's KJV usage: :--X out of sleep.

Strong's first: Acts 16:27Strong's last: Acts 16:27

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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4 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

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Job 4:13
H8639

In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

Job 7:21
H7901

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

Job 14:12
H8142

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Job 33:15
no direct Strong's tag

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

sleep

SLEEP, verb intransitive preterit tense and participle passive slept.

1. To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind. The proper time to sleep in during the darkness of night.

2. To rest; to be unemployed; to be inactive or motionless; as, the sword sleeps in its sheath.

3. To rest; to lie or be still; not to be noticed or agitated. The question sleeps for the present.

4. To live thoughtlessly. We sleep over our happiness.

5. To be dead; to rest in the grave for a time. I Thess. 4.

6. To be careless, inattentive or unconcerned; not be vigilant.

SLEEP, noun That state of an animal in which the voluntary exertion of his mental and corporeal powers is suspended, and he rests unconscious of what passes around him, and not affected by the ordinary impressions of external objects. sleep is generally attended with a relaxation of the muscles, but the involuntary motions, as respiration and the circulation of the blood, are continued. The mind is often very active in sleep; but its powers not being under the control of reason, its exercises are very irregular. sleep is the natural rest or repose intended by the Creator to restore the powers of the body and mind, when exhausted or fatigued.

SLEEP OF PLANTS, a state of plants at night, when their least droop or are folded.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.