What does נוּף (nûp̄) mean in the Bible?
נוּף (nûp̄): Fundamental motion of repetitive back-and-forth movement; applied to ritual waving of offerings before God, beckoning, striking, and sprinkling.
Hebrew · H5130
נוּף
To quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
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נוּףH5130
Pronunciationnûp̄
What does נוּף (nûp̄) mean in the Bible?
נוּף (nûp̄): Fundamental motion of repetitive back-and-forth movement; applied to ritual waving of offerings before God, beckoning, striking, and sprinkling.
Full entry for נוּף (H5130) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5130?
The BSB source-word alignment has 37 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and wave (5), wave (3), and waved (2), presented (2), and he must wave (1).
Where does נוּף (nûp̄) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 20:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (11), Isaiah (7), Numbers (6), Exodus (5).
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 wave5×Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 14:24
wave3×Numbers 5:25, Isaiah 13:2, Zechariah 2:9
and waved2×Leviticus 8:27, Leviticus 8:29
presented2×Exodus 35:22, Numbers 8:21
and he must wave1×Leviticus 14:12
And he shall wave1×Leviticus 23:11
and presented1×Numbers 8:15
and then present1×Numbers 8:13
brandishes1×Isaiah 19:16
has been used1×Joshua 8:31
He comes to sift1×Isaiah 30:28
He will sweep1×Isaiah 11:15
I have lifted1×Job 31:21
I have perfumed1×Proverbs 7:17
is to present1×Numbers 8:11
is to wave1×Leviticus 23:20
is to wave it1×Leviticus 23:11
is waved1×Exodus 29:27
put1×Deuteronomy 23:25
shaking1×Isaiah 10:32
shall then wave1×Numbers 6:20
to wave1×Leviticus 10:15
use1×Deuteronomy 27:5
waved1×Leviticus 9:21
waving1×Isaiah 10:15
who saws with it?1×Isaiah 10:15
You sent1×Psalms 68:9
you use1×Exodus 20:25
you wave1×Leviticus 23:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 20:25הֵנַ֥פְתָּtoyou useVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularExodus 29:24וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥toand waveConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularExodus 29:26וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥toand waveConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularExodus 29:27הוּנַ֖ףtois wavedVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singularExodus 35:22הֵנִ֛יףtopresentedVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularLeviticus 7:30לְהָנִ֥יףtoand wavePreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructLeviticus 8:27וַיָּ֧נֶףtoand wavedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularLeviticus 8:29וַיְנִיפֵ֥הוּtoand wavedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularLeviticus 9:21הֵנִ֧יףtowavedVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularLeviticus 10:15לְהָנִ֥יףtoto wavePreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 20:25
Aligned rows37
Books represented11
Exodus5Leviticus11Numbers6Deuteronomy2Joshua12 Kings1Job1Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah7Zechariah1
Source forms
וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥4xwə·hê·nap̄·tāExodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Numbers 8:13, Numbers 8:15
וְהֵנִ֥יף3xwə·hê·nîp̄Leviticus 14:12, 2 Kings 5:11, Isaiah 11:15
וְהֵנִיף֩2xwə·hê·nîp̄Numbers 6:20, Numbers 8:11
לְהָנִ֥יף2xlə·hā·nîp̄Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 10:15
הוּנַ֖ף1xhū·nap̄Exodus 29:27
הֵנִ֛יף1xhê·nîp̄Exodus 35:22
הֵנִ֧יף1xhê·nîp̄Leviticus 9:21
הֵנִ֥יף1xhê·nîp̄Joshua 8:31
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular9xLeviticus 14:12, Leviticus 14:24, Leviticus 23:11, Leviticus 23:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular4xExodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Numbers 8:13, Numbers 8:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular3xDeuteronomy 23:25, Deuteronomy 27:5, Psalms 68:9
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular3xExodus 35:22, Leviticus 9:21, Joshua 8:31
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 8:27, Numbers 8:21
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct2xLeviticus 7:30, Leviticus 10:15
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular2xIsaiah 19:16, Zechariah 2:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular1xLeviticus 8:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fundamental motion of repetitive back-and-forth movement; applied to ritual waving of offerings before God, beckoning, striking, and sprinkling.
Strong'sH5130
Lexical occurrences37 versesWord forms4 forms14 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 30:27-33Source Gloss
to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fundamental motion of repetitive back-and-forth movement; applied to ritual waving of offerings before God, beckoning, striking, and sprinkling.
to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.) BDB: move to and fro Usage: lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave.
Grammatical Forms
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This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms14
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action11×
PerfectExod 35:22 · Josh 8:31 · Lev 9:21 · Exod 20:25 · Job 31:215×
ImperfectDeut 23:26 · Deut 27:5 · Ps 68:103×
Participle activeIsa 19:16 · Zech 2:132×
Sequential imperfectIsa 13:21×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
PerfectExod 29:271×
Polel1×
ImperfectIsa 10:321×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
PerfectProv 7:171×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
To shake or sift.
Showing 1 selected witness from 37 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נוּף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Illustrates the separating judgment of the nations.Isaiah 30:27-33
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