Definition
a primitive root; to slumber (from drowsiness)
Traditional renderings: sleep, slumber.
Traditional renderings: sleep, slumber.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נוּם:
- νυστάζωnustazō“to doze”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Psalm 76:5נָמ֣וּ · they sleepThe valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
- Psalm 121:3יָ֝נ֗וּם · slumberHe will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Psalm 121:4יָ֭נוּם · slumberBehold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- Isaiah 5:27יָנ֖וּם · one slumbersNone of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
- Isaiah 56:10לָנֽוּם׃ · to slumberIsrael’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
- Nahum 3:18נָמ֤וּ · slumberO king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.