What does נוּס · φεύγω mean in the Bible?
נוּס · φεύγω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to escape quickly from danger".
Hebrew · H5127, G5343
נוּס
To flit , i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) · to flee
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נוּסH5127to flit , i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Pronunciationnûs
Swift disappearance or removal: fleeing away, causing to vanish, or driving out with urgency and force
Open lexicon entry →φεύγωG5343to flee
Pronunciationpheúgō
Flee from danger or evil; metaphorically, to avoid or escape from temptation and sin.
Open lexicon entry →What does נוּס (nus) mean in the Bible?
נוּס · φεύγω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to escape quickly from danger".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5127, G5343?
H5127, G5343 is connected to 161 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to escape quickly from danger
Source Gloss
to escape quickly from danger
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 groups3Aligned forms63
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense60×
Perfect1Chr 19:15 · 1Kgs 2:29 · 1Kgs 20:30 · 1Sam 4:17 · 1Sam 19:10 · 2Sam 1:4 · 2Sam 10:14 · 2Sam 19:9 · 2Sam 23:11 · Deut 34:7 · Josh 20:6 · Judg 4:17 · Num 35:25 · 1Chr 10:7 · 1Chr 11:13 · 1Sam 14:2228×
ImperfectAmos 2:16 · Amos 5:19 · Amos 9:1 · Deut 19:4 · Deut 19:5 · Exod 21:13 · Num 35:26 · Prov 28:17 · Deut 28:7 · Isa 13:14 · Jer 50:16 · 2Sam 18:3 · Isa 30:16 · Deut 28:25 · Ps 114:5 · Isa 10:317×
Participle activeAmos 9:1 · Exod 14:27 · Jer 48:19 · Jer 48:45 · Jer 50:28 · Josh 8:6 · Nah 2:97×
Sequential imperfectJer 48:6 · Jer 49:8 · Jer 49:30 · Jer 51:64×
CohortativeExod 14:25 · Judg 20:322×
Infinitive absolute2Sam 18:31×
JussiveJer 46:61×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
ImperfectDeut 32:301×
PerfectExod 9:201×
Polel1×
PerfectIsa 59:191×
Word Origins
נוּס is a primitive root - no further derivation.