Yashan (ישן) means old in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יָשָׁן
yashan
adjective
In English
old
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yashan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר הקיים זמן רב.
וּזְרַעְתֶּם אֵת הַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁמִינִת, וַאֲכַלְתֶּם מִן־הַתְּבוּאָה יָשָׁן; עַד הַשָּׁנָה הַתְּשִׁיעִת, עַד־בּוֹא תְּבוּאָתָהּ תֹּאכְלוּ יָשָׁן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yashan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- ישן
- Said
- yashan
- Root
- י־ש־נ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- יְשָׁנִים
- Inflections
- ר' יְשָׁנִים
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Yashan is said in other languages.
- English
- old
- Arabic
- قديم
- Russian
- старый
- French
- vieux
- Yiddish
- אַלט
These words mean nearly the same as Yashan.
These words mean the opposite of Yashan.
The word Yashan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יין ישן
- ישן נושן
- ישן מפני חדש תוציאו
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The word Yashan comes from the root י־ש־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Yashan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yashan.
What does Yashan (ישן) mean in Hebrew?
Yashan (ישן) means old. It is said yashan.
What is a synonym for Yashan (ישן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yashan (ישן) are עתיק and קדום.
What is the opposite of Yashan (ישן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yashan (ישן) are חדש and טרי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ישן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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