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It is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe a spiritual or moral lethargy, where individuals or groups are inattentive to God's commands or are spiritually asleep.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, sleep and slumber were often used metaphorically to describe a lack of vigilance or awareness, particularly in a spiritual or moral sense. The Israelites were frequently warned against spiritual complacency, which could lead to a departure from God's ways. The concept of being spiritually awake and alert was emphasized as a necessary posture for maintaining faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5123.htm">num</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>slumber<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>slumber (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">תְּנוּמָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>slumber</b></font>; — absolute <a href="/interlinear/psalms/132-4.htm">Psalm 132:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-4.htm">Proverbs 6:4</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">תְּנוּמוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-10.htm">Proverbs 6:10</a> 2t.; — <em>slumber</em> as time of visions <a href="/interlinear/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">תַּרְדֵּמָה</font>); of indolent slumber <a href="/interlinear/psalms/132-4.htm">Psalm 132:4</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שְׁנָת</font>) <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-4.htm">Proverbs 6:4</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שׁנה</font>) in both with <font class="hebrew2">נָחַן</font>, followed by accusative + <font class="hebrew2">לְ</font>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-10.htm">Proverbs 6:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-33.htm">Proverbs 24:33</a> (both "" <font class="hebrew2">שׁנות</font>, <font class="hebrew2">שׁכב</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>slumbering <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5123.htm">nuwm</a>; drowsiness, i.e. Sleep -- slumber(-ing). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5123.htm">nuwm</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת בתנומות וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה ותנומה תְּנוּמ֑וֹת תְּנוּמָֽה׃ תנומה׃ תנומות biṯ·nū·mō·wṯ bitnuMot biṯnūmōwṯ tə·nū·māh tə·nū·mō·wṯ tenuMah tənūmāh tenuMot tənūmōwṯ ū·ṯə·nū·māh utenuMah ūṯənūmāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/33-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 33:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ אֲנָשִׁ֑ים <b> בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת </b> עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on men, <span class="itali">While they slumber</span> in their beds,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon men, <span class="itali">in slumberings</span> upon the bed;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/33-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on men <span class="itali">slumber</span> in their beds<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/132-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 132:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/132.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְעֵינָ֑י לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥י <b> תְּנוּמָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/132.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to my eyes <span class="itali">Or slumber</span> to my eyelids,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/132.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to mine eyes, <span class="itali">[or] slumber</span> to mine eyelids,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/132-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to my eyes to my eyelids <span class="itali">slumber</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 6:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁנָ֣ה לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ <b> וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה </b> לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Nor <span class="itali">slumber</span> to your eyelids;<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to thine eyes, <span class="itali">nor slumber</span> to thine eyelids.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sleep to your eyes <span class="itali">slumber</span> to your eyelids<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 6:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט <b> תְּנוּמ֑וֹת </b> מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a little <span class="itali">slumber,</span> A little<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a little <span class="itali">slumber,</span> a little<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sleep A little <span class="itali">slumber</span> A little folding<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/24-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 24:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט <b> תְּנוּמ֑וֹת </b> מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a little <span class="itali">slumber,</span> A little<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a little <span class="itali">slumber,</span> a little<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sleep A little <span class="itali">slumber</span> A little folding<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8572.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8572.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8572<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bitnumot_8572.htm">biṯ·nū·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tenumah_8572.htm">tə·nū·māh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tenumot_8572.htm">tə·nū·mō·wṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/utenumah_8572.htm">ū·ṯə·nū·māh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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