תְּנוּמ֑וֹת

𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕

tenumot

slumber

from נוּם; drowsiness, i.e. sleep; slumber(-ing).

H8572

Proverbs 6:10 · Word #4

Lexicon H8572

Lemmaתְּנוּמָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤌𐤄
Transliterationtᵉnûwmâh
Strong'sH8572
In-contextslumber

Morphology HNcfpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8572-01

slumberings

Rootנום (n-w-m)
Core Meaningsto slumber, be drowsy, nod off, sink into sleep
Semantic Rangedrowsiness, light sleep, slumbering, nodding off, periods of sleepiness
Conceptual SignificanceOften used poetically to contrast human vulnerability with divine vigilance (e.g., YHWH does not experience "slumberings"). It underscores human frailty and dependence in contrast to God’s unceasing watchfulness.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine plural noun in the absolute state (HNcfpa), from תְּנוּמָה (feminine singular). The plural form indicates multiple instances or intensifications of the state of slumber.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the verb נום (“to slumber, be drowsy”) and denotes the state or acts of nodding into sleep. Rendering it as “slumberings” preserves the verbal, process-oriented sense of the root and reflects the feminine plural absolute form by using an English plural noun.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נום (to slumber, be drowsy, nod off, sink into sleep)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5123-01 namu they slumbered
H8572-02 utenumah and slumbering
H3241-01 vynym and Slumberings
H5123-02 yanum he will slumber

Word Usage (5 occurrences of H8572)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Psalms 132:4 תְּנוּמָֽה tenumah slumber
Proverbs 6:4 וּ֝/תְנוּמָ֗ה utenumah nor slumber
Proverbs 6:10 תְּנוּמ֑וֹת tenumot slumber