נוּם
num
“to slumber”
Definition
to slumber (from drowsiness)
a primitive root;
- to be drowsy, slumber, sleep 1a) (Qal) to slumber, be drowsy
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נוּם appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
None of them grows weary or stumbles;no one slumbers or sleeps.No belt is looseand no sandal strap is broken.
Israel’s watchmen are blind,they are all oblivious;they are all mute dogs,they cannot bark;they are dreamers lying around,loving to slumber.
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He will not allow your foot to slip;your Protector will not slumber.
Behold, the Protector of Israelwill neither slumber nor sleep.
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