What does חֶרְמֵשׁ · נוּף mean in the Bible?
חֶרְמֵשׁ · נוּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a sickle (as cutting)".
Hebrew · H2770, H5130
וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף
A sickle (as cutting) · 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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חֶרְמֵשׁ H2770 a sickle (as cutting)
נוּף H5130 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.)
Pronunciation nûp̄
Fundamental motion of repetitive back-and-forth movement; applied to ritual waving of offerings before God, beckoning, striking, and sprinkling.
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What does וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף (vechermesh lo tanif) mean in the Bible?
חֶרְמֵשׁ · נוּף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a sickle (as cutting)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2770, H5130?
H2770, H5130 is connected to 39 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a sickle (as cutting)
Strong's H2770, H5130
Lexical occurrences 39 verses Source Gloss
a sickle (as cutting)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף is built from this root:
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