Strong's Lexicon

H5127

H5127 — נוּס

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewnuwcverbOccurrences: 161TWOT: 1327

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5127
Word:נוּס
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:161
Transliteration:nuwc
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:noos
Meaning:1. to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape 2. causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
KJV Renderings:X abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, X hide, lift up a standard.

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נוּס160 verb flee, escape (Syriac [untranscribed source text 3235] tremble (rare), compare Brock; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3236] move to and fro, be in commotion, dangle, Lane2866); —

Qal Perfect נָס Num 35:25 +; נַ֫סְתָּה 2Kgs 9:3 נַ֫סְתִּי 1Sam 4:16, etc.; Imperfect יָנוּס Exod 21:13 +; וַיָּנָ֫ס Gen 39:12 +; יְנוּס֑וּן Ps 104:7, etc.; Imperative masculine plural נֻ֫סוּ Jer 48:6 + 4 t. Jeremiah, Zechariah; Infinitive absolute נוֺס 2Sam 18:3 construct לָנוּס (לָנֻס) Gen 19:20 +; Participle נָס Amos 9:1 +; נָסִים Exod 14:27 +; —
1. flee, absolute Gen 39:12; Gen 39:15; Num 16:34 (all J ); Josh 10:16 ( J E ); Lev 26:17; Lev 26:36 ( H ); figurative of sea Ps 114:3; Ps 114:5 compare Ps 104:7 followed by accusative of cognate meaning with verb מָנוֺס Jer 46:5, followed by דֶּרֶךְ Josh 8:15 ( J ), 2Kgs 9:27 followed by בְּדֶרֶךְ Deut 28:7; Deut 28:25 אֶלנַֿפְשָׁם ׳ נ 2Kgs 7:7 flee for their life, בְּרַגְלָיו ׳ נ, Judg 4:15 flee on foot; + 44 t. absolute (not elsewhere Hexateuch); followed by אֶלֿ location Deut 4:42; Deut 19:5; Deut 19:11 ( D ), Num 35:32; Josh 20:4 (both P ), Judg 4:17; 1Kgs 2:28; 1Kgs 2:29; Isa 13:14 followed by לְ 1Sam 4:10 + 6 t. + לִקְרָאתוֺ Exod 14:27 ( E ; not elsewhere Hexateuch); followed by עַד Judg 7:22 + Prov 28:17 (עַדבּֿוֺר, see בּוֺר ); followed by עַלֿ Isa 10:3 followed by ָ  ה locative Gen 14:10 + 4 t. J E , Num 35:6 + 6 t. P , Deut 4:42; Deut 19:3; Deut 19:4 ( D ), + 6 t.; followed by שָׁם Isa 20:6 followed by accusative of location Josh 8:20 ( J ), + 4 t.; followed by מִמֶּרְחָק Isa 17:13 = far away; followed by מִן from, Josh 20:6 ( P ), 1Sam 4:16 + 3 t.; מִתּוֺךְ Jer 51:6 especially מִפְּנֵי from before Exod 4:3; Exod 14:25 ; Num 10:35; Josh 10:11 (all J E ), 1Sam 17:24; Jer 48:44 ( Qr הַנָּס, > Kt הניס), + 19 t.; followed by לִפְנֵי Josh 7:4; Josh 8:5 (twice in verse); Josh 8:6 (all J ), 1Sam 4:17; 2Sam 24:13, מִלִּפְנֵי 1Chr 19:18 .
2. escape Amos 9:1 (|| נמלט) so Jer 46:6 hence
3. take flight, depart, disappear, only figurative; Deut 34:7 ( J E ) his freshness (לֵחֹה vigour) was not gone (|| לֹא כָֽהֲתָה עינו); of shadows (at evening), Song 2:17; Song 4:6 of sorrow etc. Isa 35:10; Isa 51:11.
4. עַלסֿוּס ׳ נ Isa 30:16 fly (to the attack) on horseback.
Po`lel Perfect Isa 59:19 נֹסֲסָה בּוֺ ׳ רוּחַ י the breath of ׳ י driveth at it, driveth it on (compare Hiph`il 2).
Hithpo`el Infinitive construct לְהִתְנוֺסֵס מִפְּנֵי Ps 60:6 in order to take flight before the bow (so Vrss Hup-Now Che Bae and others).
Hiph`il Perfect הֵנִיס Exod 9:20 Imperfect יָנִיסוּ Deut 32:30 + Judg 7:21 Kt ( Qr וַיָּנוּסוּ Qal); Infinitive construct לְתָנִיס Judg 6:11 —
1. put to flight, followed by accusative Deut 32:30 (|| רדף ).
2. drive hastily to a safe place Exod 9:20, followed by accusative + אֶלֿ.
3. cause to disappear, hide Judg 6:11 (no object expressed) followed by מִפְּנֵי.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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