G2838 κοίμησις
koímēsis — sleeping, i.e. (by implication) repose
KJV: taking of rest
Derived from κοιμάω koimáō (to put to sleep)
Occurs 3 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- John 11:13 — Now Yeshua had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
- Sirach 46:19 — Before the time of his age-long sleep, he testified in the sight of the lord and his anointed, “I have not taken any…
- Sirach 48:13 — Nothing was too hard for him. When he was buried, his body prophesied.