לָ/נ֖וּעַ
𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤏
nûwaʻ
to wave
To quiver or shake, to move to and fro, to sway, to wander (physically or metaphorically), or to be unsettled. In its primary usage, נוּעַ refers to physical shaking or movement but is also used figuratively to describe instability, agitation, unsettledness, or wandering from place to place.
Judges 9:11 · Word #11
Lexicon H5128
| Lemma | נוּעַ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤅𐤏 |
| Transliteration | nûwaʻ |
| Strong's | H5128 |
| Definition | To quiver or shake, to move to and fro, to sway, to wander (physically or metaphorically), or to be unsettled. In its primary usage, נוּעַ refers to physical shaking or movement but is also used figuratively to describe instability, agitation, unsettledness, or wandering from place to place. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to wave |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5128-05
to move unsteadily
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed ל indicating purpose or result ("to …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct expresses the simple action of the root נוע, whose core idea is unstable or oscillating movement. "To move unsteadily" preserves both the physical sense of swaying and the broader notion of instability inherent in the root. |
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