Hebrew · H5128, H5110 · unreviewed

נוּעַ / נָד

To waver , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) · 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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נוּעַ H5128 to waver , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

Pronunciation nûʿa

Physical instability extending to moral/spiritual unsettledness; movement without secure foundation or direction.

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נוּד H5110 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

Pronunciation nûd

Physical head-motion roots diverse meanings: instability, exile, sympathy-gestures, and scorn through gesture language.

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