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Strong's H5128 נוּעַ (nua)

Nua means “waver” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5128 — toutous (“these”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5128
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 36
Books 17

Strong's H5128 Quick Answer

Strong's H5128 נוַּע (nuwa`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nuwa` (noo'-ah) v. 1. to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) [a primitive root] It has 36 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include go, down, make, and continually. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nuwa` (noo'-ah) v. 1. to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) [a primitive root]
Usage
36 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
go, down, make, and continually

Meaning and Definition

nuwa` (noo'-ah) v. 1. to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) [a primitive root] KJV: continually, fugitive, X 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).

Original Word
נוַּע
Transliteration
nuwa`
Derivation
Root: נוע
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5128. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to shake

Usage: 1) to quiver, totter, shake, reel, stagger, wander, move, sift, make move, wave, waver, tremble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wave, quiver, vibrate, swing, stagger, tremble, be unstable 1a2) to totter, go tottering 1a2a) vagabond (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be tossed about or around 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to toss about 1c2) to shake, cause to totter 1c3) to shake, disturb 1c4) to cause to wander

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How Strong's H5128 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nuwa`, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

down Psalms 59:11 go Judges 9:9 continually Psalms 109:10 make 2 Samuel 15:20

How Strong's H5128 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 36 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5128 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5128 in the Old Testament

36 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 36 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5128.

Genesis 4:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.
Psalms 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
Psalms 59:11 Old Testament, KJV
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Psalms 59:15 Old Testament, KJV
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
Psalms 107:27 Old Testament, KJV
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Psalms 109:10 Old Testament, KJV
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Psalms 109:25 Old Testament, KJV
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
Proverbs 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Isaiah 6:4 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
Amos 4:8 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5128, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 3 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5128 FAQ

What does nua (נוּעַ) mean?

Nua (Strong's H5128) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "waver". nuwa` (noo'-ah) v. 1. to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) [a primitive root]

How many times is nua (נוּעַ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 36 linked usages for Strong's H5128 across 17 books.

Where can I study nua (נוּעַ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5128 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nua (נוּעַ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as go, down, make, and continually. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.