What does תְּנוּמָה mean in the Bible?
e. sleep".
Hebrew · H8572
תְּנוּמָה
Drowsiness , i.e. sleep
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תְּנוּמָה H8572
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 It slumber 2× Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
[or] slumber 1× Psalms 132:4
as they slumber 1× Job 33:15
or slumber 1× Proverbs 6:4
Show sample aligned rows
Job 33:15 בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת to as they slumber Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 132:4 תְּנוּמָֽה׃ to [or] slumber Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 6:4 וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה to or slumber Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 6:10 תְּנוּמ֑וֹת to slumber Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 24:33 תְּנוּמ֑וֹת to slumber Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 33:15
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 3
Source forms
תְּנוּמ֑וֹת 2x tə·nū·mō·wṯ Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת 1x biṯ·nū·mō·wṯ Job 33:15
וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה 1x ū·ṯə·nū·māh Proverbs 6:4
תְּנוּמָֽה׃ 1x tə·nū·māh Psalms 132:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 6:4
Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 132:4
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 1x Job 33:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. drowsiness , i.e. sleep
Source Gloss
drowsiness , i.e. sleep
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
drowsiness, i.e. sleep BDB: slumber Usage: slumber(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תְּנוּמָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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