וַ/יָּ֨נֶף
𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤐
vayanef
and waved
a primitive root; to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.); lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave.
H5130
Numbers 8:21 · Word #5
Lexicon H5130
| Lemma | נוּף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤅𐤐 |
| Transliteration | nûwph |
| Strong's | H5130 |
| In-context | and waved |
Morphology HC/Vhw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5130-05
and he waved
| Root | נוף (n-w-p̄) |
| Core Meanings | waving, shaking, quivering motion, oscillation, elevation by movement |
| Semantic Range | to wave (especially as a ritual offering), to shake, to move back and forth, to brandish, to sift, to cause to quiver or oscillate |
| Conceptual Significance | Often used in the context of the "wave offering" in Israel’s sacrificial system, נוף conveys ritual presentation before YHWH through symbolic motion. The physical act of waving expresses dedication, acknowledgment of divine ownership, and the setting apart of something for sacred purpose. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, waw-consecutive imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular; prefixed conjunction וַ marking sequential narrative action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is from נוף, whose core idea is a back-and-forth or up-and-down motion. In the Qal stem with waw-consecutive imperfect (3rd masculine singular), it narrates a completed past action by a single male subject, hence "and he waved," preserving both the motion inherent in the root and the masculine singular form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נוף (waving, shaking, quivering motion, oscillation, elevation by movement)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8573-01 |
hatenufah | the wave-offering |
H5130-01 |
henif | he caused to wave |
|
hunaf | he was caused to be waved |
H5130-02 |
lehanif | to cause to wave |
H5130-03 |
menif | one who causes to wave |
H4649-01 |
mupim | Wavings |
H5297-01 |
nof | Noph |
H5317-01 |
nofet | dripping honeycomb |
H5130-04 |
tanif | you cause to wave |
H8573-02 |
tenufah | a waving-offering |
H8573-03 |
tenufat | waving-offering of |
H5130-06 |
vehenafeta | and you shall cause to sway |
H5130-07 |
vehenif | and he caused to wave |
H5317-02 |
venofet | and honey-dripping |
H5130-08 |
yenofef | he will wave to and fro |
Word Usage (37 occurrences of H5130)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 20:25 | הֵנַ֥פְתָּ | henafeta | you lift up |
| Exodus 29:24 | וְ/הֵנַפְתָּ֥ | vehenafeta | and you shall wave |
| Exodus 29:26 | וְ/הֵנַפְתָּ֥ | vehenafeta | and you shall wave |