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Hebrew verb · H5128

נוּעַ

nuanoo'-ah

to shake

40 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: nûwaʻ

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5128is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 17 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 37
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H5128

to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

The King James renders it: continually, fugitive, [idiom] 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).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

nua is rendered "to shake". It stands 40 times in the Hebrew text, across seventeen books.

  • Eight of the uses stand in Isaiah, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 4:12When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
  • The Greek text spells it thirty-seven different ways.

The first use

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.”

Genesis 4:12נָ֥ע

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in seventeen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 22 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • to sway3
  • a wanderer2
  • and I will shake2
  • she has shaken2
  • they shake2
  • they wandered2
  • and he made wander them1
  • and it shook1
  • and it shook me1
  • and people will stagger1
  • and really wander1
  • and they have shaken1

and 21 more, 40 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

All 40, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

37 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • לָנ֖וּעַ3
  • הֵנִ֔יעָה2
  • אֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤1
  • הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹ1
  • וְאָנִ֥יעָה1
  • וַהֲנִע֥וֹתִי1
  • וְ֭יָנוּעוּ1
  • וַיָּ֤נַע1
  • וַיָּנִ֣עוּ1
  • וַיָּנֻ֔עוּ1
  • וַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙1
  • וַיְנִעֵם֙1

and 25 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)5HR/Vqcc
  • verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural5HVqp3cp
  • Hc/Vqq3cp3Hc/Vqq3cp
  • Hc/Vqw3mp2Hc/Vqw3mp
  • verb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun2HVhi3mp/Sn
  • verb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singular2HVhp3fs
  • verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular2HVqrmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singular1HC/Vhc1cs
  • Hc/Vhq1cs1Hc/Vhq1cs
  • Hc/Vhw3fs/Sp1bs1Hc/Vhw3fs/Sp1bs
  • Hc/Vhw3mp1Hc/Vhw3mp
  • Hc/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp1Hc/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp

Genesis

two uses
  • 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.”

    Genesis 4:12

    • נָ֥עna'verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: a wanderer
  • 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.”

    Genesis 4:14

    • נָ֤עna'verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: a wanderer

Exodus

one use
  • 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.

    Exodus 20:18

    • וַיָּנֻ֔עוּvaiyanuuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they trembled

Numbers

one use
  • 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.

    Numbers 32:13

    • וַיְנִעֵם֙vayniemHc/Vhw3ms/Sp3mptagged: and he made wander them

Judges

three uses
  • But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

    Judges 9:9

    • לָנ֖וּעַlanua'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sway
  • But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’

    Judges 9:11

    • לָנ֖וּעַlanua'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sway
  • But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

    Judges 9:13

    • לָנ֖וּעַlanua'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to sway

1 Samuel

one use
  • Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk

    1 Samuel 1:13

    • נָּע֔וֹתnaotverb · simple (qal), participle · feminine pluraltagged: quivering

2 Samuel

one use
  • 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.”

    2 Samuel 15:20

    • אֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤ʾanoakhaverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: will I make wander? you

2 Kings

two uses
  • 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.

    2 Kings 19:21

    • הֵנִ֔יעָהheniahverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: she has shaken
  • “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.

    2 Kings 23:18

    • יָנַ֣עyana'verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he disturb

Job

two uses
  • 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.

    Job 16:4

    • וְאָנִ֥יעָהveaniahconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singulartagged: and I will shake
  • Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

    Job 28:4

    • נָֽעוּ׃nauverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they swing

Psalms

seven uses
  • All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

    Psalms 22:7

    • יָנִ֥יעוּyaniuverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they shake
  • Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

    Psalms 59:11

    • הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹhaniemovverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: make wander about them
  • They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.

    Psalms 59:15

    • יְנִיע֣וּןyeniunverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nuntagged: they make wander about
  • They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

    Psalms 107:27

    • וְ֭יָנוּעוּveyanuuHC/Vqu3mptagged: and they may trembled
  • May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

    Psalms 109:10

    • וְנ֤וֹעַvenoa'conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and really wander
    • יָנ֣וּעוּyanuuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: may they wander
  • I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

    Psalms 109:25

    • יְנִיע֥וּןyeniunverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nuntagged: they shake

Proverbs

one use
  • She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.

    Proverbs 5:6

    • נָע֥וּnauverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they wander

Isaiah

eight uses
  • At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.

    Isaiah 6:4

    • וַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙vaiyanuuHc/Vqw3mptagged: and they shook
  • 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.

    Isaiah 7:2

    • וַיָּ֤נַעvaiyana'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it shook
    • כְּנ֥וֹעַkenoa'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: as shake
  • 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.

    Isaiah 19:1

    • וְנָע֞וּvenauHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will tremble
  • The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.

    Isaiah 24:20

    • נ֣וֹעַnoa'verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: wildly stagger
    • תָּנ֤וּעַtanua'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will stagger
  • Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.

    Isaiah 29:9

    • נָע֖וּnauverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: people have staggered
  • 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.

    Isaiah 37:22

    • הֵנִ֔יעָהheniahverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: she has shaken

Jeremiah

one use
  • 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 guilt and call their sins to account.”

    Jeremiah 14:10

    • לָנ֔וּעַlanua'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to wander

Lamentations

three uses
  • 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?”

    Lamentations 2:15

    • וַיָּנִ֣עוּvaiyaniuHc/Vhw3mptagged: and they have shaken
  • They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.

    Lamentations 4:14

    • נָע֤וּnauverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they 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.”

    Lamentations 4:15

    • נָ֑עוּnauverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they wandered

Daniel

one use
  • Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

    Daniel 10:10

    • וַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִיvatenieniHc/Vhw3fs/Sp1bstagged: and it shook me

Amos

four uses
  • 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.

    Amos 4:8

    • וְנָע֡וּvenauHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they staggered
  • 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.

    Amos 8:12

    • וְנָעוּ֙venauHc/Vqq3cptagged: and people will stagger
  • “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.

    Amos 9:9

    • וַהֲנִע֥וֹתִיvahaniotiHc/Vhq1cstagged: and I will shake
    • יִנּ֙וֹעַ֙yinoa'verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it is shaken

Nahum

one use
  • All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!

    Nahum 3:12

    • יִנּ֕וֹעוּyinouverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be shaken

Zephaniah

one use
  • 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.

    Zephaniah 2:15

    • יָנִ֥יעַyania'verb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will shake

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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