נוּס

nusVerbH5127

to flee

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. 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)

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

136 times

Appears 136 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Judges
13
Jeremiah
13
Isaiah
12
1 Samuel
11
2 Samuel
11

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 10:1
  • 2 Kings 14:19
  • Deuteronomy 28:25
  • Judges 1:6
  • Joshua 10:16

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