Strong's Lexicon

H5132

H5132 — נוּץ

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

Hebrewnuwtsverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1399

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5132
Word:נוּץ
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:nuwts
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:noots
Meaning:1. (properly) to flash 2. (hence) to blossom (from the brilliancy of color) 3. also, to fly away (from the quickness of motion)
KJV Renderings:flee away, bud (forth).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5325

I. [נָצָה] verb fly (?); — only

Qal Perfect 3 plural (si vera lectio) נָצ֫וּ גַּםנָֿ֑עוּ Lam 4:15 (of homeless exiles); text very dubious; read perhapsנָ֫דוּ (compare Gen 4:12; Gen 4:14), so Bu; Löhr (more venturesomely) כִּי לֹא יִמְצְאוּ מָנוֺחַ; Buhl13 perhaps כִּי גַּם נָָֽגְעוּ.


BDB5343

[נָצַץ] verb denominative bloom, blossom (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic נְצַץ id.); —

Hiph`il Perfect 3 plural הֵנֵ֫צוּ Song 6:11 (no dagh., see Köi. 381 Ges § 67, 8, R. 11) the pomegranates have put forth blossoms, so Song 7:13 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָנֵאץ Eccl 12:5 the almond-tree wears blossoms.


Other Resources

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

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