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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נוּםH5123
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 Itslumber3×Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4, Nahum 3:18
one slumbers1×Isaiah 5:27
they sleep1×Psalms 76:5
to slumber1×Isaiah 56:10
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 76:5נָמ֣וּtothey sleepVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralPsalms 121:3יָ֝נ֗וּםtoslumberVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 121:4יָ֭נוּםtoslumberVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 5:27יָנ֖וּםtoone slumbersVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 56:10לָנֽוּם׃toto slumberPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructNahum 3:18נָמ֤וּtoslumberVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 76:5
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Psalms3Isaiah2Nahum1
Source forms
יָ֝נ֗וּם1xyā·nūmPsalms 121:3
יָ֭נוּם1xyā·nūmPsalms 121:4
יָנ֖וּם1xyā·nūmIsaiah 5:27
לָנֽוּם׃1xlā·nūmIsaiah 56:10
נָמ֣וּ1xnā·mūPsalms 76:5
נָמ֤וּ1xnā·mūNahum 3:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3xPsalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4, Isaiah 5:27
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural2xPsalms 76:5, Nahum 3:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xIsaiah 56:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to slumber (from drowsiness)
Source Gloss
to slumber (from drowsiness)
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms5
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense5×
ImperfectIsa 5:27 · Ps 121:42×
PerfectNah 3:18 · Ps 76:62×
JussivePs 121:31×
Word Origins
נוּם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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