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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נוּף H5130
Pronunciation nûp̄
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 It and wave 5× Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 14:24
wave 3× Numbers 5:25, Isaiah 13:2, Zechariah 2:9
and waved 2× Leviticus 8:27, Leviticus 8:29
presented 2× Exodus 35:22, Numbers 8:21
and he must wave 1× Leviticus 14:12
And he shall wave 1× Leviticus 23:11
and presented 1× Numbers 8:15
and then present 1× Numbers 8:13
brandishes 1× Isaiah 19:16
has been used 1× Joshua 8:31
He comes to sift 1× Isaiah 30:28
He will sweep 1× Isaiah 11:15
I have lifted 1× Job 31:21
I have perfumed 1× Proverbs 7:17
is to present 1× Numbers 8:11
is to wave 1× Leviticus 23:20
is to wave it 1× Leviticus 23:11
is waved 1× Exodus 29:27
put 1× Deuteronomy 23:25
shaking 1× Isaiah 10:32
shall then wave 1× Numbers 6:20
to wave 1× Leviticus 10:15
use 1× Deuteronomy 27:5
waved 1× Leviticus 9:21
waving 1× Isaiah 10:15
who saws with it? 1× Isaiah 10:15
You sent 1× Psalms 68:9
you use 1× Exodus 20:25
you wave 1× Leviticus 23:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 20:25 הֵנַ֥פְתָּ to you use Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 29:24 וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ to and wave Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 29:26 וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ to and wave Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 29:27 הוּנַ֖ף to is waved Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 35:22 הֵנִ֛יף to presented Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 7:30 לְהָנִ֥יף to and wave Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Leviticus 8:27 וַיָּ֧נֶף to and waved Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:29 וַיְנִיפֵ֥הוּ to and waved Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Leviticus 9:21 הֵנִ֧יף to waved Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 10:15 לְהָנִ֥יף to to wave Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 20:25
Aligned rows 37
Books represented 11
Exodus 5 Leviticus 11 Numbers 6 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 1 2 Kings 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 7 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ 4x wə·hê·nap̄·tā Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Numbers 8:13, Numbers 8:15
וְהֵנִ֥יף 3x wə·hê·nîp̄ Leviticus 14:12, 2 Kings 5:11, Isaiah 11:15
וְהֵנִיף֩ 2x wə·hê·nîp̄ Numbers 6:20, Numbers 8:11
לְהָנִ֥יף 2x lə·hā·nîp̄ Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 10:15
הוּנַ֖ף 1x hū·nap̄ Exodus 29:27
הֵנִ֛יף 1x hê·nîp̄ Exodus 35:22
הֵנִ֧יף 1x hê·nîp̄ Leviticus 9:21
הֵנִ֥יף 1x hê·nîp̄ Joshua 8:31
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 9x Leviticus 14:12, Leviticus 14:24, Leviticus 23:11, Leviticus 23:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 4x Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Numbers 8:13, Numbers 8:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 23:25, Deuteronomy 27:5, Psalms 68:9
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 35:22, Leviticus 9:21, Joshua 8:31
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 8:27, Numbers 8:21
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 2x Leviticus 7:30, Leviticus 10:15
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 19:16, Zechariah 2:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 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's H5130
Lexical occurrences 37 verses Word forms 4 forms 14 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 30:27-33 Source 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 definition Source: 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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Form groups 4 Aligned forms 14
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 11×
Perfect Exod 35:22 · Josh 8:31 · Lev 9:21 · Exod 20:25 · Job 31:21 5×
Imperfect Deut 23:26 · Deut 27:5 · Ps 68:10 3×
Participle active Isa 19:16 · Zech 2:13 2×
Sequential imperfect Isa 13:2 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Perfect Exod 29:27 1×
Polel 1×
Imperfect Isa 10:32 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Prov 7:17 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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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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