What does תְּנוּמָה mean in the Bible?
e. sleep".
Hebrew · H8572
תְּנוּמָה
Drowsiness , i.e. sleep
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תְּנוּמָהH8572
What does תְּנוּמָה mean in the Bible?
תְּנוּמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "drowsiness , i.e. sleep".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8572?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include slumber (2), [or] slumber (1), as they slumber (1), or slumber (1).
Where does תְּנוּמָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 33:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Job (1), Psalms (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 Itslumber2×Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
[or] slumber1×Psalms 132:4
as they slumber1×Job 33:15
or slumber1×Proverbs 6:4
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Job 33:15בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹתtoas they slumberPreposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralPsalms 132:4תְּנוּמָֽה׃to[or] slumberNoun - feminine singularProverbs 6:4וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הtoor slumberConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularProverbs 6:10תְּנוּמ֑וֹתtoslumberNoun - feminine pluralProverbs 24:33תְּנוּמ֑וֹתtoslumberNoun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 33:15
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Job1Psalms1Proverbs3
Source forms
תְּנוּמ֑וֹת2xtə·nū·mō·wṯProverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת1xbiṯ·nū·mō·wṯJob 33:15
וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה1xū·ṯə·nū·māhProverbs 6:4
תְּנוּמָֽה׃1xtə·nū·māhPsalms 132:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural2xProverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xProverbs 6:4
Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 132:4
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1xJob 33:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. drowsiness , i.e. sleep
Source Gloss
drowsiness , i.e. sleep
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
drowsiness, i.e. sleep BDB: slumber Usage: slumber(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
תְּנוּמָה is built from this root:
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