What does נָדַד · περιφέρω mean in the Bible?
נָדַד · περιφέρω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to wander, move restlessly, or stray".
Hebrew · H5074, G4064
נוּד
Properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove , flee , or (causatively) to drive away · to carry (around)
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נָדַד H5074 properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove , flee , or (causatively) to drive away
Pronunciation nadad
Movement from instability to displacement: wavering motion becomes fugitive flight or forceful expulsion from place.
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περιφέρω G4064 to carry (around)
Pronunciation periphérō
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What does נוּד (nud) mean in the Bible?
נָדַד · περιφέρω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to wander, move restlessly, or stray".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5074, G4064?
H5074, G4064 is connected to 28 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to wander, move restlessly, or stray
Source Gloss
to wander, move restlessly, or stray
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 21
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 19×
Perfect Hos 7:13 · Isa 21:15 · Isa 22:3 · Isa 33:3 · Jer 4:25 · Jer 9:9 · Ps 31:12 · Esth 6:1 · Isa 10:31 9×
Participle active Hos 9:17 · Isa 10:14 · Isa 16:2 · Isa 16:3 · Isa 21:14 · Job 15:23 · Prov 27:8 8×
Imperfect Nah 3:7 1×
Infinitive construct Ps 55:8 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Participle passive 2Sam 23:6 1×
Hithpolel 1×
Imperfect Ps 64:9 1×
Word Origins
נוּד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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