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Lexicon

נוּעַ

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb40 occurrences17 books36 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
Traditional renderings: continually, fugitive, × make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נוּעַ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

40 total
  1. Genesis 4:12נָ֥ע · a fugitive
    When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
  2. Genesis 4:14נָ֤ע · a fugitive
    Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
  3. Exodus 20:18וַיָּנֻ֔עוּ · they trembled
    When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
  4. Numbers 32:13וַיְנִעֵם֙ · and He made them wander
    The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.
  5. Judges 9:9לָנ֖וּעַ · sway
    But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
  6. Judges 9:11לָנ֖וּעַ · sway
    But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
  7. Judges 9:13לָנ֖וּעַ · sway
    But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
  8. 1 Samuel 1:13נָּע֔וֹת · were moving
    Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
  9. 2 Samuel 15:20אֲנוֹעֲךָ · should I make you
    In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”
  10. 2 Kings 19:21הֵנִ֔יעָה · shakes
    This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
  11. 2 Kings 23:18יָנַ֣ע · disturb
    “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
  12. Job 16:4וְאָנִ֥יעָה · and shake
    I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
  13. Job 28:4נָֽעוּ׃ · and sways
    Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
  14. Psalm 22:7יָנִ֥יעוּ · and shake
    All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
  15. Psalm 59:11הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹ · Scatter them
    Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  16. Psalm 59:15יְנוּעוּן · scavenge
    They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
  17. Psalm 107:27וְ֭יָנוּעוּ · and staggered
    They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
  18. Psalm 109:10וְנ֤וֹעַ · wander; יָנ֣וּעוּ
    May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
  19. Psalm 109:25יְנִיע֥וּן · they shake
    I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
  20. Proverbs 5:6נָע֥וּ · are unstable
    She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
  21. Isaiah 6:4וַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙ · shook
    At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
  22. Isaiah 7:2וַיָּ֤נַע · trembled; כְּנ֥וֹעַ · shaken
    When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
  23. Isaiah 19:1וְנָע֞וּ · will tremble
    This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
  24. Isaiah 24:20נ֣וֹעַ · staggers; תָּנ֤וּעַ
    The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
  25. Isaiah 29:9נָע֖וּ · stagger
    Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.
  26. Isaiah 37:22הֵנִ֔יעָה · shakes
    …this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
  27. Jeremiah 14:10לָנ֔וּעַ · to wander
    This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.”
  28. Lamentations 2:15וַיָּנִ֣עוּ · and shake
    All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
  29. Lamentations 4:14נָע֤וּ · They wandered
    They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.
  30. Lamentations 4:15נָ֑עוּ · wandered
    “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”
  31. Daniel 10:10וַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִי · and set me trembling
    Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
  32. Amos 4:8וְנָע֡וּ · People staggered
    People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
  33. Amos 8:12וְנָעוּ֙ · People will stagger
    People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.
  34. Amos 9:9וַהֲנִע֥וֹתִי · and I will shake; יִנּ֙וֹעַ֙ · [grain] is sifted
    “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
  35. Nahum 3:12יִנּ֕וֹעוּ · shaken
    All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!
  36. Zephaniah 2:15יָנִ֥יעַ · and shakes
    This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.