נוּס
nus
“to flee”
Definition
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
a primitive root;
- to flee, escape 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flee 1a2) to escape 1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear 1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback 1b) (Polel) to drive at 1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to put to flight 1d2) to drive hastily 1d3) to cause to disappear, hide Aramaic equivalent: nud (*נוּד *"to flee" H5111)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נוּס appears 136 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
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