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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What does נוּף (nûp̄) mean in the Bible?
נוּף (nûp̄) is a Hebrew word meaning "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.)". to quiver (i. Illustrates the separating judgment of the nations.
Meaning
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.
Why This Word Matters
Illustrates the separating judgment of the nations. Isaiah 30:27-33
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 11×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Polel 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
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