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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נוּד H5110
Pronunciation nûd
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 It and a wanderer 2× Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14
Flee 2× Psalms 11:1, Jeremiah 50:8
and shake 1× Jeremiah 18:16
and sways 1× Isaiah 24:20
and sympathize 1× Job 2:11
drive me 1× Psalms 36:11
Escape 1× Jeremiah 49:30
for sympathy 1× Psalms 69:20
is shaken 1× 1 Kings 14:15
Like a fluttering 1× Proverbs 26:2
moaning 1× Jeremiah 31:18
Mourn 1× Jeremiah 48:17
mourn his loss 1× Jeremiah 22:10
or show sympathy 1× Jeremiah 16:5
They consoled 1× Job 42:11
to wander 1× 2 Kings 21:8
waver 1× Jeremiah 4:1
will flee 1× Jeremiah 50:3
will grieve 1× Nahum 3:7
will grieve for you 1× Isaiah 51:19
will mourn 1× Jeremiah 15:5
you shake your head 1× Jeremiah 48:27
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:12 וָנָ֖ד to and a wanderer Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 4:14 וָנָד֙ to and a wanderer Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1 Kings 14:15 יָנ֣וּד to is shaken Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 21:8 לְהָנִיד֙ to to wander Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Job 2:11 לָנֽוּד־ to and sympathize Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Job 42:11 וַיָּנֻ֤דוּ to They consoled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 11:1 נוּדוּ to Flee Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Psalms 36:11 תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃ to drive me Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Psalms 69:20 לָנ֣וּד to for sympathy Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Proverbs 26:2 לָ֭נוּד to Like a fluttering Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:12
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 9
Genesis 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Job 2 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 11 Nahum 1
Source forms
יָנ֣וּד 4x yā·nūḏ 1 Kings 14:15, Isaiah 51:19, Jeremiah 15:5, Nahum 3:7
וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖ה 1x wə·hiṯ·nō·wḏ·ḏāh Isaiah 24:20
וַיָּנֻ֤דוּ 1x way·yā·nu·ḏū Job 42:11
וְיָנִ֥יד 1x wə·yā·nîḏ Jeremiah 18:16
וָנָ֖ד 1x wā·nāḏ Genesis 4:12
וָנָד֙ 1x wā·nāḏ Genesis 4:14
לְהָנִיד֙ 1x lə·hā·nîḏ 2 Kings 21:8
לָנ֣וּד 1x lā·nūḏ Psalms 69:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 4x 1 Kings 14:15, Isaiah 51:19, Jeremiah 15:5, Nahum 3:7
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 3x Job 2:11, Psalms 69:20, Proverbs 26:2
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 3x Jeremiah 48:17, Jeremiah 49:30, Jeremiah 50:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 18:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 24:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Job 42:11
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 1x 2 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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 15
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 13×
Imperfect 1Kgs 14:15 · Isa 51:19 · Jer 15:5 · Nah 3:7 · Jer 4:1 5×
Sequential imperfect Jer 48:17 · Jer 49:30 · Jer 50:8 · Ps 11:1 5×
Jussive Jer 16:5 · Jer 22:10 2×
Perfect Jer 50:3 1×
Hithpolel 2×
Participle active Jer 31:18 1×
Imperfect Jer 48:27 1×
Word Origins
נוּד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain