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נוּעַ H5128
H5128 is the Hebrew word נוּעַ, transliterated nûwaʻ and said noo'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it moved.
What it means
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 27 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).
Verses using נוּעַ
All 36 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 4:12 · KJV
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 4:14 · KJV
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Exodus 20:18 · KJV
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
Numbers 32:13 · KJV
And the LORD’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
Judges 9:9 · KJV
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:11 · KJV
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:13 · KJV
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
1 Samuel 1:13 · KJV
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
2 Samuel 15:20 · KJV
Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
2 Kings 19:21 · KJV
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
2 Kings 23:18 · KJV
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
Job 16:4 · KJV
I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
Job 28:4 · KJV
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
Psalm 22:7 · KJV
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
Psalm 59:11 · KJV
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Psalm 59:15 · KJV
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
Psalm 107:27 · KJV
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.
Psalm 109:10 · KJV
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Psalm 109:25 · KJV
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
Proverbs 5:6 · KJV
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Isaiah 6:4 · KJV
And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
Isaiah 7:2 · KJV
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Isaiah 19:1 · KJV
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Isaiah 24:20 · KJV
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
Isaiah 29:9 · KJV
Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Isaiah 37:22 · KJV
This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
Jeremiah 14:10 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Lamentations 2:15 · KJV
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Lamentations 4:14 · KJV
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
Lamentations 4:15 · KJV
They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
Daniel 10:10 · KJV
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
Amos 4:8 · KJV
So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos 8:12 · KJV
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Amos 9:9 · KJV
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
Nahum 3:12 · KJV
All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
Zephaniah 2:15 · KJV
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5128 mean?
H5128 is the Hebrew word נוּעַ (nûwaʻ), meaning to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined).
How is H5128 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it moved (5 times), promoted (3 times), wandered (3 times), fugitive (2 times), up and down (2 times), among others.
How many times does H5128 appear in the Bible?
נוּעַ (nûwaʻ) is tagged in 36 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5128 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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