נִיד
𐤍𐤉𐤃
nîyd
H5205 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Movement, wandering, or instability; refers primarily to motion or restlessness, especially physical or social displacement. In some contexts, it can denote lamentation or emotional agitation, particularly as manifested in bodily movement or gestures.
Semantic Range
movement, wandering, instability, restlessness, agitation, lamentation, gestures of sympathy or mourning
Root / Etymology
From the Hebrew root נוּד (nud), which means to wander, move restlessly, show sympathy—often with gestures such as nodding or shaking the head. נִיד (nîyd) is a nominal form, indicating the state or act of motion, wandering, or instability derived from the core concept of movement or unsettledness.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In biblical contexts, נִיד often refers to physical wandering or being unsettled, echoing experiences of exile, homelessness, or alienation—a state often associated with lament, mourning, or showing sympathy. The term shares semantic overlap with גָּרוּת (gārut, 'sojourning') and נָד (nad, 'fugitive'), but emphasizes the restless or unstable state itself more than the action of flight or the legal status of being a sojourner. The word occurs most notably in poetic or wisdom texts, sometimes in expressions of grief or compassion where physical gestures (such as head movements) express emotional states. English translations sometimes render it as 'wandering,' 'restlessness,' or 'lamentation,' but these do not always capture the nuance of physical and emotional instability present in the Hebrew.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from נוּד; motion (of the lips in speech); moving.
Bantu Hebrew
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נוד (n-w-d) — wander, move restlessly, show sympathy
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4493 | מָנוֹד | head-shaking |
| H4997 | נֹאד | like a skin-bag |
| H5067 | נֵד | like a piled heap |
| H5110 | נוּד | to move to and fro |
| H5111 | נוּד | she will flee |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5205-01 |
וְ/נִ֖יד | venid | HC/Ncmsc |
and solace | wandering | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5205-01 |
Job 16:5 | וְ/נִ֖יד | venid | HC/Ncmsc |
and solace | wandering |