What does נוּס (nûs) mean in the Bible?
נוּס (nûs): Swift disappearance or removal: fleeing away, causing to vanish, or driving out with urgency and force
Hebrew · H5127
נוּס
To flit , i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
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נוּס H5127
Pronunciation nûs
What does נוּס (nûs) mean in the Bible?
נוּס (nûs): Swift disappearance or removal: fleeing away, causing to vanish, or driving out with urgency and force
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5127?
The BSB source-word alignment has 158 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fled (28), flee (9), and fled (7), will flee (7), had fled (6).
Where does נוּס (nûs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (16), Isaiah (13), Joshua (13), Judges (13).
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 fled 28× Genesis 14:10, Numbers 16:34, Judges 1:6, Judges 7:22
flee 9× Numbers 10:35, Psalms 68:1, Proverbs 28:1, Song Of Solomon 2:17
and fled 7× Judges 4:15, Judges 20:45, Judges 20:47, 2 Samuel 4:4
will flee 7× 2 Samuel 17:2, Proverbs 28:17, Isaiah 13:14, Isaiah 35:10
had fled 6× Joshua 10:16, Judges 4:17, 1 Samuel 31:7, 2 Samuel 10:14
may flee 6× Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:15, Deuteronomy 19:5
and he fled 3× 2 Kings 9:27, 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Chronicles 25:27
and ran 3× Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, 2 Kings 9:10
he fled 3× Numbers 35:25, Joshua 20:6, 2 Kings 9:27
you will flee 3× Isaiah 30:16, Zechariah 14:5
and escaped 2× 1 Kings 12:18, 2 Chronicles 10:18
and ran away 2× 1 Samuel 31:7, 1 Chronicles 10:7
and they fled 2× Joshua 8:15, 2 Kings 3:24
but flee 2× Deuteronomy 28:7, Deuteronomy 28:25
flees 2× Deuteronomy 19:4, Isaiah 10:29
has fled 2× 1 Samuel 4:17, 1 Kings 2:29
They will flee 2× Isaiah 31:8, Jeremiah 46:21
we will flee 2× Joshua 8:5, Isaiah 30:16
who fled 2× 2 Samuel 10:13, 1 Chronicles 19:14
you fled 2× Psalms 114:5, Zechariah 14:5
. . . 1× 2 Samuel 18:3
[and] run 1× Jeremiah 49:8
[the army] had fled 1× 1 Chronicles 10:7
[The Israelites] are running away 1× Joshua 8:6
after fleeing 1× 2 Samuel 19:3
also fled 1× 1 Kings 20:30
And [David] fled 1× 1 Samuel 19:10
and Gaal fled 1× Judges 9:40
and had run 1× Genesis 39:13
and run 1× 2 Kings 9:3
and then flees 1× Deuteronomy 19:11
and they flee 1× Isaiah 17:13
and they had run 1× 2 Kings 7:7
And they will flee 1× Leviticus 26:36
and you will flee 1× Leviticus 26:17
As they fled 1× Joshua 10:11
as they ran 1× Judges 7:21
but they fled 1× Joshua 7:4
can flee 1× Deuteronomy 19:3
could flee 1× Deuteronomy 4:42
diminished 1× Deuteronomy 34:7
driven 1× Isaiah 59:19
escape 1× Joshua 8:20
for the person who flees 1× Numbers 35:32
he could flee 1× Deuteronomy 4:42
he escaped 1× Genesis 39:12
he may flee 1× Exodus 21:13
hurried to bring 1× Exodus 9:20
I can flee 1× Genesis 19:20
in haste 1× Jeremiah 46:5
it is draining away 1× Nahum 2:8
Let us flee 1× Exodus 14:25
Let us retreat 1× Judges 20:32
of fleeing 1× 2 Samuel 24:13
of those who flee 1× Amos 9:1
ran 1× Exodus 4:3
ran away 1× Judges 9:21
Run 1× Jeremiah 49:30
So as we flee 1× Joshua 8:6
that they fled 1× 1 Samuel 19:8
the fugitives 1× Jeremiah 50:28
the man fleeing 1× Jeremiah 48:19
the waters fled 1× Psalms 104:7
they fled 1× 1 Samuel 17:24
they too fled 1× 2 Samuel 10:14
they turned and ran 1× 1 Samuel 17:51
Those who flee 1× Jeremiah 48:45
to escape 1× 2 Samuel 4:4
to flee 1× Jeremiah 49:24
to flight 1× Deuteronomy 32:30
to hide it 1× Judges 6:11
to which he fled 1× Numbers 35:26
we fled 1× Isaiah 20:6
we have to flee 1× 2 Samuel 18:3
were fleeing 1× 1 Samuel 14:22
were retreating 1× Exodus 14:27
When someone flees 1× Joshua 20:4
who flees 1× Amos 5:19
who had fled 1× Joshua 8:20
Whoever flees 1× Isaiah 24:18
will get away 1× Amos 9:1
will you flee 1× Isaiah 10:3
you will all flee 1× Isaiah 30:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 14:10 וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ to fled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 14:10 נָּֽסוּ׃ to fled Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Genesis 19:20 לָנ֥וּס to I can flee Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 39:12 וַיָּ֖נָס to he escaped Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 39:13 וַיָּ֖נָס to and had run Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 39:15 וַיָּ֖נָס to and ran Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 39:18 וַיָּ֥נָס to and ran Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 4:3 וַיָּ֥נָס to ran Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 9:20 הֵנִ֛יס to hurried to bring Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 14:25 אָנ֙וּסָה֙ to Let us flee Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 14:10
Aligned rows 158
Books represented 21
Genesis 7 Exodus 5 Leviticus 2 Numbers 8 Deuteronomy 10 Joshua 13 Judges 13 1 Samuel 12 2 Samuel 16 1 Kings 6 2 Kings 11 1 Chronicles 8 2 Chronicles 5 Psalms 4 Proverbs 2 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 13 Jeremiah 12 Amos 4 Nahum 1 Zechariah 4
Source forms
וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ 8x way·yā·nu·sū Joshua 8:15, 1 Samuel 19:8, 2 Samuel 10:13, 2 Kings 3:24
וַיָּ֥נָס 5x way·yā·nās Genesis 39:18, Exodus 4:3, Judges 4:15, 2 Kings 8:21
וַיָּ֣נָס 5x way·yā·nās Judges 9:21, 2 Samuel 10:18, 2 Kings 14:19, 1 Chronicles 19:18
לָנ֖וּס 5x lā·nūs Numbers 35:32, Joshua 8:20, 1 Kings 12:18, 2 Chronicles 10:18
נָ֣ס 5x nās Numbers 35:25, Judges 4:17, 2 Samuel 10:14, 1 Chronicles 19:15
נָ֖סוּ 5x nā·sū 1 Samuel 14:22, 2 Samuel 18:17, 1 Chronicles 11:13, Isaiah 51:11
וַיָּ֖נָס 4x way·yā·nās Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Judges 9:40
וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ 3x way·yā·nu·sū 1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 17:24, 2 Samuel 10:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 31x Genesis 14:10, Joshua 7:4, Joshua 8:15, Joshua 10:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 22x Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 13x Genesis 19:20, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:15, Numbers 35:32
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 13x Numbers 35:25, Deuteronomy 34:7, Joshua 20:6, Judges 4:17
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 11x Genesis 14:10, Numbers 16:34, 1 Samuel 14:22, 1 Samuel 31:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 9x Exodus 21:13, Numbers 35:26, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 19:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 7x Numbers 35:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 20:4
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 5x Exodus 14:27, Joshua 8:6, Jeremiah 48:45, Jeremiah 50:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Swift disappearance or removal: fleeing away, causing to vanish, or driving out with urgency and force
Strong's H5127
Lexical occurrences 161 verses Word forms 3 forms 63 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Genesis 19:12-29 Source Gloss
to flit , i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Swift disappearance or removal: fleeing away, causing to vanish, or driving out with urgency and force
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) BDB: flee Usage: × abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, × hide, lift up a standard.
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 3 Aligned forms 63
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 60×
Perfect 1Chr 19:15 · 1Kgs 2:29 · 1Kgs 20:30 · 1Sam 4:17 · 1Sam 19:10 · 2Sam 1:4 · 2Sam 10:14 · 2Sam 19:9 · 2Sam 23:11 · Deut 34:7 · Josh 20:6 · Judg 4:17 · Num 35:25 · 1Chr 10:7 · 1Chr 11:13 · 1Sam 14:22 28×
Imperfect Amos 2:16 · Amos 5:19 · Amos 9:1 · Deut 19:4 · Deut 19:5 · Exod 21:13 · Num 35:26 · Prov 28:17 · Deut 28:7 · Isa 13:14 · Jer 50:16 · 2Sam 18:3 · Isa 30:16 · Deut 28:25 · Ps 114:5 · Isa 10:3 17×
Participle active Amos 9:1 · Exod 14:27 · Jer 48:19 · Jer 48:45 · Jer 50:28 · Josh 8:6 · Nah 2:9 7×
Sequential imperfect Jer 48:6 · Jer 49:8 · Jer 49:30 · Jer 51:6 4×
Cohortative Exod 14:25 · Judg 20:32 2×
Infinitive absolute 2Sam 18:3 1×
Jussive Jer 46:6 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Deut 32:30 1×
Perfect Exod 9:20 1×
Polel 1×
Perfect Isa 59:19 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Escape from danger, physical flight from a doomed city
Swift escape or flight away from a dangerous situation or person
Flight motivated by fear or guilt, contrasted with bold courage
Escape from military threat or judgment, flight during national crisis
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 161 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נוּס 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