What does נוּם mean in the Bible?
נוּם is a Hebrew word meaning "to slumber (from drowsiness)".
Hebrew · H5123
נוּם
To slumber (from drowsiness)
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נוּם H5123
What does נוּם mean in the Bible?
נוּם is a Hebrew word meaning "to slumber (from drowsiness)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5123?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include slumber (3), one slumbers (1), they sleep (1), to slumber (1).
Where does נוּם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 76:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Isaiah (2), Nahum (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It slumber 3× Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4, Nahum 3:18
one slumbers 1× Isaiah 5:27
they sleep 1× Psalms 76:5
to slumber 1× Isaiah 56:10
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 76:5 נָמ֣וּ to they sleep Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 121:3 יָ֝נ֗וּם to slumber Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 121:4 יָ֭נוּם to slumber Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 5:27 יָנ֖וּם to one slumbers Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 56:10 לָנֽוּם׃ to to slumber Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Nahum 3:18 נָמ֤וּ to slumber Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 76:5
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Psalms 3 Isaiah 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
יָ֝נ֗וּם 1x yā·nūm Psalms 121:3
יָ֭נוּם 1x yā·nūm Psalms 121:4
יָנ֖וּם 1x yā·nūm Isaiah 5:27
לָנֽוּם׃ 1x lā·nūm Isaiah 56:10
נָמ֣וּ 1x nā·mū Psalms 76:5
נָמ֤וּ 1x nā·mū Nahum 3:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4, Isaiah 5:27
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Psalms 76:5, Nahum 3:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Isaiah 56:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to slumber (from drowsiness)
Source Gloss
to slumber (from drowsiness)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to slumber (from drowsiness) BDB: be drowsy Usage: sleep, slumber.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Imperfect Isa 5:27 · Ps 121:4 2×
Perfect Nah 3:18 · Ps 76:6 2×
Jussive Ps 121:3 1×
Word Origins
נוּם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain