What does נוּד (nûd) mean in the Bible?
נוּד (nûd): Physical head-motion roots diverse meanings: instability, exile, sympathy-gestures, and scorn through gesture language.
Hebrew · H5110
נוּד
To nod , i.e. waver ; figuratively, to wander , flee , disappear ; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console , deplore , or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt
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נוּדH5110
Pronunciationnûd
What does נוּד (nûd) mean in the Bible?
נוּד (nûd): Physical head-motion roots diverse meanings: instability, exile, sympathy-gestures, and scorn through gesture language.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5110?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a wanderer (2), Flee (2), and shake (1), and sways (1), and sympathize (1).
Where does נוּד (nûd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (11), Psalms (3), Genesis (2), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand a wanderer2×Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14
Flee2×Psalms 11:1, Jeremiah 50:8
and shake1×Jeremiah 18:16
and sways1×Isaiah 24:20
and sympathize1×Job 2:11
drive me1×Psalms 36:11
Escape1×Jeremiah 49:30
for sympathy1×Psalms 69:20
is shaken1×1 Kings 14:15
Like a fluttering1×Proverbs 26:2
moaning1×Jeremiah 31:18
Mourn1×Jeremiah 48:17
mourn his loss1×Jeremiah 22:10
or show sympathy1×Jeremiah 16:5
They consoled1×Job 42:11
to wander1×2 Kings 21:8
waver1×Jeremiah 4:1
will flee1×Jeremiah 50:3
will grieve1×Nahum 3:7
will grieve for you1×Isaiah 51:19
will mourn1×Jeremiah 15:5
you shake your head1×Jeremiah 48:27
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:12וָנָ֖דtoand a wandererConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularGenesis 4:14וָנָד֙toand a wandererConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1 Kings 14:15יָנ֣וּדtois shakenVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Kings 21:8לְהָנִיד֙toto wanderPreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructJob 2:11לָנֽוּד־toand sympathizePreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructJob 42:11וַיָּנֻ֤דוּtoThey consoledConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralPsalms 11:1נוּדוּtoFleeVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularPsalms 36:11תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃todrive meVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singularPsalms 69:20לָנ֣וּדtofor sympathyPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructProverbs 26:2לָ֭נוּדtoLike a flutteringPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 4:12
Aligned rows24
Books represented9
Genesis21 Kings12 Kings1Job2Psalms3Proverbs1Isaiah2Jeremiah11Nahum1
Source forms
יָנ֣וּד4xyā·nūḏ1 Kings 14:15, Isaiah 51:19, Jeremiah 15:5, Nahum 3:7
וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖ה1xwə·hiṯ·nō·wḏ·ḏāhIsaiah 24:20
וַיָּנֻ֤דוּ1xway·yā·nu·ḏūJob 42:11
וְיָנִ֥יד1xwə·yā·nîḏJeremiah 18:16
וָנָ֖ד1xwā·nāḏGenesis 4:12
וָנָד֙1xwā·nāḏGenesis 4:14
לְהָנִיד֙1xlə·hā·nîḏ2 Kings 21:8
לָנ֣וּד1xlā·nūḏPsalms 69:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular4x1 Kings 14:15, Isaiah 51:19, Jeremiah 15:5, Nahum 3:7
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct3xJob 2:11, Psalms 69:20, Proverbs 26:2
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural3xJeremiah 48:17, Jeremiah 49:30, Jeremiah 50:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2xGenesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xJeremiah 18:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 24:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xJob 42:11
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct1x2 Kings 21:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical head-motion roots diverse meanings: instability, exile, sympathy-gestures, and scorn through gesture language.
Source Gloss
to nod , i.e. waver ; figuratively, to wander , flee , disappear ; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console , deplore , or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups2Aligned forms15
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense13×
Imperfect1Kgs 14:15 · Isa 51:19 · Jer 15:5 · Nah 3:7 · Jer 4:15×
Sequential imperfectJer 48:17 · Jer 49:30 · Jer 50:8 · Ps 11:15×
JussiveJer 16:5 · Jer 22:102×
PerfectJer 50:31×
Hithpolel2×
Participle activeJer 31:181×
ImperfectJer 48:271×
Word Origins
נוּד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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