שְׁ֝נָתָ֗/ם — Proverbs 4:16 Hebrew Word Study

שְׁ֝נָתָ֗/ם

𐤔𐤍𐤕/𐤌

shenatam

their sleep

or שֵׁנָא; (Psalm 127:2), from יָשֵׁן; sleep; sleep.

Proverbs 4:16 · Word #8

Lexicon `H8142`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`f` — Feminine — Feminine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

their sleep-state

Root	ישן (y-š-n)
Core Meanings	sleep, slumber, repose, inactivity, rest
Semantic Range	Literal physical sleep; nightly rest; figurative spiritual dullness or unawareness; metaphor for death or inactivity.
Conceptual Significance	Sleep in the Hebrew Bible is both a natural human necessity and a divine gift (e.g., Psalm 127:2). It can symbolize trustful rest under YHWH’s care, or, conversely, spiritual insensitivity when used metaphorically.
Morphological Notes	Common feminine singular noun in construct form (שְׁנָת) with 3mp pronominal suffix (-ָם), yielding "their sleep."
Rendering Rationale	The noun שֵׁנָה derives from the root ישן ("to sleep"). The form is feminine singular construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, literally "sleep of them." "Their sleep-state" preserves the singular noun and the possessive suffix while reflecting the root idea of being in a condition of sleep.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H3465-02`	hayeshanah	the old one (feminine)
`H3465-01`	hayeshanah	the Old (feminine place-name)
`H3462-01`	ishan	I fall asleep
`H3463-01`	keyashen	like a sleeping man
`H3462-02`	lishon	to sleep (to become slack)
`H8142-01`	mishenatam	from their sleep
`H8142-02`	mishenatekha	from your sleep-state
`H8142-03`	mishenato	from his sleep
`H3463-02`	miyesheney	from the sleeping ones of
`H3462-03`	noshan	grown-old one
`H3462-04`	noshenet	grown-old
`H8142-04`	shena	sleep
`H8142-05`	shenah	sleep
`H8142-07`	shenatekha	your sleep
`H8142-08`	shenati	my slumber
`H3462-05`	tishan	you (masc.) grow slack in sleep
`H8142-09`	ushenati	and my sleep
`H8142-10`	ushenato	and his sleep
`H3462-06`	vaishanah	and I sank into sleep
`H3462-07`	vateyashenehu	and she caused him to slacken into sleep
`H3462-08`	vayishan	and he grew slack in sleep
`H823-01`	veashenah	and Old-Town
`H3462-09`	veishan	and I grow slack in sleep
`H3462-10`	venoshanetem	and you (m.pl.) have grown old
`H8139-01`	veshineteh	and his sleep
`H3465-03`	veyashan	and an old (masculine singular) one
`H3462-11`	veyashenu	and they sank into sleep
`H3465-04`	yashan	an aged one
`H3462-12`	yashaneti	I lay slack in sleep
`H3463-04`	yashen	sleeping one (masculine singular)
`H3463-03`	yashen	sleeping man
`H3466-01`	yeshanah	Old-Place (feminine singular)
`H3465-05`	yeshanim	aged ones
`H3463-05`	yeshenah	sleeping (feminine singular)
`H3462-13`	yeshenim	the sleeping ones
`H3462-14`	yishan	he will grow slack in sleep
`H3462-16`	yishenu	they lie slack in sleep

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 28:16	מִ/שְּׁנָת/וֹ֒	mishenato	from his sleep
Genesis 31:40	שְׁנָתִ֖/י	shenati	my sleep
Judges 16:14	מִ/שְּׁנָת֔/וֹ	mishenato	from his sleep
Judges 16:20	מִ/שְּׁנָת֗/וֹ	mishenato	from his sleep
Jeremiah 31:26	וּ/שְׁנָתִ֖/י	ushenati	and my sleep
Jeremiah 51:39	שְׁנַת	shenat	a sleep
Jeremiah 51:57	שְׁנַת	shenat	sleep-of
Zechariah 4:1	מִ/שְּׁנָתֽ/וֹ	mishenato	from his sleep
Psalms 76:6	שְׁנָתָ֑/ם	shenatam	their sleep
Psalms 90:5	שֵׁנָ֣ה	shenah	like a sleep
Psalms 127:2	שֵׁנָֽא	shena	sleep
Proverbs 3:24	שְׁנָתֶֽ/ךָ	shenatekha	your sleep
Proverbs 4:16	שְׁ֝נָתָ֗/ם	shenatam	their sleep
Proverbs 6:4	שֵׁנָ֣ה	shenah	sleep
Proverbs 6:9	מִ/שְּׁנָתֶֽ/ךָ	mishenatekha	from your sleep
Proverbs 6:10	שֵׁ֭נוֹת	shenot	sleep
Proverbs 20:13	שֵׁ֭נָה	shenah	sleep
Proverbs 24:33	שֵׁ֭נוֹת	shenot	sleep
Job 14:12	מִ/שְּׁנָתָֽ/ם	mishenatam	from their sleep
Ecclesiastes 5:11	שְׁנַ֣ת	shenat
Ecclesiastes 8:16	שֵׁנָ֕ה	shenah
Esther 6:1	שְׁנַ֣ת	shenat	sleep
Daniel 2:1	וּ/שְׁנָת֖/וֹ	ushenato	and his sleep