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Lexicon :: Strong's H5128 - nûaʿ

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נוּעַ
Transliteration
nûaʿ
Pronunciation
noo'-ah
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1328

Strong’s Definitions

נוּעַ nûwaʻ, noo'-ah; a primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined):—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).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H5128 in the following manner: shake (6x), wander (6x), move (6x), promoted (3x), fugitive (2x), sift (2x), stagger (2x), wag (2x), miscellaneous (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H5128 in the following manner: shake (6x), wander (6x), move (6x), promoted (3x), fugitive (2x), sift (2x), stagger (2x), wag (2x), miscellaneous (13x).

  1. to quiver, totter, shake, reel, stagger, wander, move, sift, make move, wave, waver, tremble

    1. (Qal)

      1. to wave, quiver, vibrate, swing, stagger, tremble, be unstable

      2. to totter, go tottering

        1. vagabond (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be tossed about or around

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to toss about

      2. to shake, cause to totter

      3. to shake, disturb

      4. to cause to wander

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נוּעַ nûwaʻ, noo'-ah; a primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined):—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).
STRONGS H5128: Abbreviations
† נוּעַ verb quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter (Late Hebrew Pilp. נִעְנַע shake, Aramaic נוּעַ waver, stagger (rare); Arabic bdb063101, bdb063102 bend (of boughs), see commotus fuit (of id.), so Kam Frey; also change, bdb063103 kind, species, variety; Di compare Ethiopic bdb063104 hunt); —
Qal Perfect נָ֫עוּ Job 28:4 +; וְנָע֫וּ Amos 4:8 + 2 times; Imperfect וַיָּ֫נַע Isaiah 7:2; 3rd person feminine singular תָּנוּעַ Isaiah 24:20; אֲנוּעֲךָ 2 Samuel 15:20 Kt (but read Qr Hiph. q. v.); יָנ֫וּעוּ Psalm 109:10; יְנוּע֑וּן Psalm 59:16 Kt (so read; not Qr Hiph.), etc.; Infinitive absolute Isaiah 24:20; Psalm 109:10; construct נוּעַ Judges 9:9 + 3 times; נוֺעַ Isaiah 7:2; Participle נָע Genesis 4:12, 14; נָעִים Proverbs 22:19; נָעוֺת 1 Samuel 1:13: —
1. wave, of trees, followed by עַל Judges 9:9, 11, 13 followed by מִפְּנֵי of cause Isaiah 7:2; quiver, vibrate, of lips 1 Samuel 1:13; swing (to and fro) of miners Job 28:4 (|| דלל); stagger like drunkard, of mariners in storm Psalm 107:27 (|| חגג), compare Isaiah 29:9 (|| שׁכר); hence be unstable, figurative of ways of harlot Proverbs 5:6; tremble, of doorposts, Isaiah 6:4 (followed by מִן causative), idols Isaiah 19:1 (followed by מִפְּנֵי), earth Isaiah 24:20 (|| התנודד), people Exodus 20:18 (E); figurative of heart Isaiah 7:2.
2. totter, go tottering (faint and uncertain) Lamentations 4:14 Lamentations 4:15 (|| נוּץ), Amos 8:12 (|| שׁוטט); as beggars Psalm 109:10 (|| שִׁאֵל), compare Psalm 59:16; Amos 4:8 followed by אֶלֿ; participle vagabond Genesis 4:12, 14 (both || נָד); figurative = err, sin, Jeremiah 14:10.
Niph. Imperfect יִנּוֺעַ Amos 9:9 be tossed about (of corn) in a sieve; יִנּוֺעוּ id., of bulwarks as fig-trees Nahum 3:12 (|| נפל).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular הֵנִ֫יעָה 2 Kings 19:21 = Isaiah 37:22; וַהֲנִָֽעוֺתִ֫י Amos 9:9; Imperfect יָנִיעַ Zephaniah 2:15; jussive יָ֫נַע 2 Kings 23:18; אֲנִיעֲךָ 2 Samuel 15:20 Qr (compare Qal); יְנִיעוּן Psalm 109:25 + Psalm 59:16 Qr (read Kt
Qal q. v.), etc.; Imperative suffix הֲנִיעֵ֫מוֺ Psalm 59:12; —
1. toss about Amos 9:9 subject י׳, object Israel followed by בַּגּוֺיִם (compare Niph.).
2. shake, cause to totter: = set me tottering Daniel 10:10 on my knees and hands; especially shake or wag the head, in mockery 2 Kings 19:21 = Isaiah 37:22 (|| בוז, לעג) compare Psalm 22:8; Psalm 109:25; followed by עַלֿ Job 16:4 (בְּמוֺ ר׳ [Ges§ 119q]), also Lamentations 2:15 (|| שׁרק), Zephaniah 2:15 יָדוֺ (|| id.), [see also Ecclus 12:18; Ecclus 13:7 (בְּר׳)].
3. (shake), disturb, bones of dead 2 Kings 23:18.
4. cause to wander Numbers 32:13 (J); 2 Samuel 15:20 (followed by ללכת); Psalm 59:12 (|| הוריד, for which LagProph. Chald. xlviii. proposes הניד).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:12; 4:12; 4:14; 4:14

Exodus

20:18

Numbers

32:13

Judges

9:9; 9:9; 9:11; 9:13

1 Samuel

1:13; 1:13

2 Samuel

15:20; 15:20; 15:20

2 Kings

19:21; 19:21; 23:18; 23:18

Job

16:4; 28:4; 28:4

Psalms

22:8; 59:12; 59:12; 59:16; 59:16; 59:16; 107:27; 109:10; 109:10; 109:10; 109:25; 109:25

Proverbs

5:6; 22:19

Isaiah

6:4; 7:2; 7:2; 7:2; 7:2; 19:1; 24:20; 24:20; 24:20; 29:9; 37:22; 37:22

Jeremiah

14:10

Lamentations

2:15; 4:14; 4:15

Daniel

10:10

Amos

4:8; 4:8; 8:12; 9:9; 9:9; 9:9

Nahum

3:12

Zephaniah

2:15; 2:15

H5128

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5128 matches the Hebrew נוּעַ (nûaʿ),
which occurs 42 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:12 - when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:14 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:18 - And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:13 - And Jehovah’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of Jehovah, was consumed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:9 - But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:11 - But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:13 - And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13 - Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:20 - Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I may? return thou, and take back thy brethren; mercy and truth be with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - This is the word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:18 - And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:4 -
I also could speak as ye do;
If your soul were in my soul’s stead,
I could join words together against you,
And shake my head at you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 -
He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn;
They are forgotten of the foot;
They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:7 -
All they that see me laugh me to scorn:
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:11 -
Slay them not, lest my people forget:
Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down,
O Lord our shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:15 -
They shall wander up and down for food,
And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:27 -
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wits’ end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:10 -
Let his children be vagabonds, and beg;
And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:25 -
I am become also a reproach unto them:
When they see me, they shake their head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:6 -
So that she findeth not the level path of life:
Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:4 - And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:2 - And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:20 - The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:22 - this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10 - Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:15 -
All that pass by clap their hands at thee;
They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying,
Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:14 -
They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood,
So that men cannot touch their garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:15 -
Depart ye, they cried unto them, Unclean! depart, depart, touch not!
When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:10 - And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:8 - So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:12 - And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:9 - For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:12 - All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15 - This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
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