Hebrew word study

נוּדnûwd — to nod, i.e. waver

Pronounced “nood”

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

Translated in the King James as: bemoan, flee, get, mourn, make to move, take pity, remove, shake, skip for joy, be sorry, vagabond, way, wandering.

Appears 24 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×
Genesis 4:12Genesis 4:14
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 14:15
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 21:8
Job — 2×
Job 2:11Job 42:11
Psalms — 3×
Psalms 11:1Psalms 36:11Psalms 69:20
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 26:2
Isaiah — 2×
Isaiah 24:20Isaiah 51:19
Jeremiah — 11×
Jeremiah 4:1Jeremiah 15:5Jeremiah 16:5Jeremiah 18:16Jeremiah 22:10Jeremiah 31:18Jeremiah 48:17Jeremiah 48:27Jeremiah 49:30Jeremiah 50:3Jeremiah 50:8
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:7

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