KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.
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First occurrence: Genesis 2:21
Complete exact-word concordance
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
When thou lyest downe, thou shalt not be afraide: yea, thou shalt lye downe, and thy sleepe shalbe sweet.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Giue not sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
1611 marginal noteCha.13.4. and 20.4. and 24.33.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleepe.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Slouthfulnesse casteth into a deep sleepe: and an idle soule shall suffer hunger.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.4. and 20.13.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
1611 marginal noteChap. 19.15. and 12.11.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the handes to sleepe:
1611 marginal noteChap.6.9. &c.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
The sleepe of a labouring man is sweete, whether he eate little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleepe.
¶ When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
¶ When I applied mine heart to know wisedome, and to see the busines that is done vpon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleepe with his eyes.)
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