# G2838 κοίμησις

κοίμησις (koímēsis), Strong’s G2838: sleeping, i.e. (by implication) repose KJV: taking of rest. Occurs 3 times.

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*koímēsis* — sleeping, i.e. (by implication) repose

KJV: taking of rest

Derived from [κοιμάω koimáō](https://besorah.bible/word/G2837) (to put to sleep)

Occurs 3 times.

## Where it occurs
- [John 11:13](https://besorah.bible/besorah/john/11?v=13) — Now Yeshua had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
- [Sirach 46:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/46?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/48?v=13) — Nothing was too hard for him. When he was buried, his body prophesied.