Sleep in Hebrew is יָשֵׁן (yashén).
It can also be said שינה or שנה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
sleep
/sliːp/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sleep as a verb.
to rest in state of reduced consciousness
- יָשֵׁןישןyashénIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for sleep as a noun.
state of reduced consciousness
- שינהshenáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- שֵׁנָהשנהshenáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word יָשֵׁן.
- Written with vowel points
- יָשֵׁן
- Written without vowel points
- ישן
- Said
- yashén
- Its meanings in English
- sleep, to sleep, to be asleep
The Hebrew dictionary's page for ישן, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with sleep.
These words come before and after sleep in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sleep in Hebrew.
How do you say sleep in Hebrew?
sleep in Hebrew is יָשֵׁן, said yashén. Without vowel points it is written ישן.
What are other Hebrew words for sleep?
Besides ישן, sleep can be said שינה (shená) or שֵׁנָה (shená), depending on the meaning.
What else does ישן mean in English?
Besides sleep, ישן can mean to sleep, to be asleep.
How is sleep pronounced in English?
sleep is pronounced /sliːp/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sleep and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.