3465. yashan

Lexicon

yashan: To sleep, to be old, to be stale

Original Word: יָשָׁן
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: yashan
Pronunciation: yah-SHAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-shawn')
Definition: To sleep, to be old, to be stale
Meaning: old

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

old

From yashen; old -- old.

see HEBREW yashen

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yashen
Definition
old
NASB Translation
old (6), old things (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָשָׁן adjective old (originally, as it seems, withered, flabby , like a lifeless plant with top hanging down, as if in sleep; compare

Niph`al above, and Late Hebrew יָשַׁן Pi`ellet a thing grow old ) — יָשָׁן Leviticus 25:22 3t.; feminine יָשָׁנָה Isaiah 22:11 2t.; plural יְשָׁנִים Cant 7:14; — old: הַבְּרֵכָה הַיְשָׁנָה Isaiah 22:11; שַׁעַר הַיְשָׁנָה Nehemiah 3:6; so Nehemiah 12:39; of choice fruits, Cant 7:14 (opposed to חדשׁ); substantive old harvest, store, Leviticus 25:22 (twice in verse); Leviticus 26:12 (twice in verse) (H; opposed to חדשׁ).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent for the concept of "old" as found in יָשָׁן can be seen in Strong's Greek entries such as:
• G3820: παλαιός (palaios) • meaning "old" or "ancient."
• G744: ἀρχαῖος (archaios) • meaning "ancient" or "original."

These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to convey similar ideas of age and antiquity, often in the context of contrasting the old covenant with the new covenant or the old self with the new self in Christ.

Usage: The word יָשָׁן appears in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often referring to old things, such as old garments, old wine, or old houses. It is used to contrast with new or fresh items.

Context: • יָשָׁן (yāšān) is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote something that is old or has been in existence for a significant period. This term is often employed in a literal sense to describe physical objects that have aged, such as clothing, wine, or structures. For example, in Joshua 9:13, the Gibeonites present old sacks and wineskins as part of their ruse to make a treaty with Israel: "These wineskins were new when we filled them, but see how they have burst. And our clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey."
• The word can also carry a metaphorical sense, indicating something that is outdated or no longer in its prime. In Leviticus 26:10, the term is used to describe the abundance of provision: "You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new."
• יָשָׁן is often contrasted with חָדָשׁ (ḥāḏāš), meaning "new," highlighting the difference between the old and the new, whether in terms of physical objects or covenantal relationships.

Forms and Transliterations

הַיְשָׁנָ֑ה הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה הישנה יְשָׁנִ֑ים יָשָֽׁן׃ יָשָׁ֑ן יָשָׁ֖ן ישן ישן׃ ישנים hay·šā·nāh hayšānāh hayshaNah yā·šān yāšān yaShan yə·šā·nîm yəšānîm yeshaNim

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 25:22
HEB: מִן־ הַתְּבוּאָ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ן עַ֣ד ׀ הַשָּׁנָ֣ה
NAS: you can still eat old things
KJV: and eat [yet] of old fruit
INT: from the crop old until year

Leviticus 25:22
HEB: תְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּ תֹּאכְל֖וּ יָשָֽׁן׃
NAS: old things from the crop,
KJV: ye shall eat [of] the old [store].
INT: crop eating things

Leviticus 26:10
HEB: וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם יָשָׁ֖ן נוֹשָׁ֑ן וְיָשָׁ֕ן
NAS: You will eat the old supply and clear
KJV: and bring forth the old because
INT: will eat the old supply supply

Nehemiah 3:6
HEB: וְאֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה הֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ יֽוֹיָדָע֙
NAS: repaired the Old Gate;
KJV: Moreover the old gate repaired
INT: Gate the Old repaired Jehoiada

Songs 7:13
HEB: חֲדָשִׁ֖ים גַּם־ יְשָׁנִ֑ים דּוֹדִ֖י צָפַ֥נְתִּי
NAS: [fruits], Both new and old, Which I have saved
KJV: [fruits], new and old, [which] I have laid up
INT: new again and old my beloved have saved

Isaiah 22:11
HEB: לְמֵ֖י הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הַיְשָׁנָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א הִבַּטְתֶּם֙
NAS: For the waters of the old pool.
KJV: for the water of the old pool:
INT: the waters pool of the old Nor depend

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3465
6 Occurrences

hay·šā·nāh — 2 Occ.
yā·šān — 3 Occ.
yə·šā·nîm — 1 Occ.