נוּד

Strong’s Definition

to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

bemoan, flee, get, mourn, make to move, take pity, remove, shake, skip for joy, be sorry, vagabond, way, wandering.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to shake, waver, wander, move to and fro, flutter, show grief, have compassion on
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil)
• 4.(hithpolel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nûwd; Pronunciation: nood