Strong's Lexicon
nus: To flee, escape, take flight, retreat
Original Word:נוּס
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:nuwc
Pronunciation:noos
Phonetic Spelling:(noos)
Definition:To flee, escape, take flight, retreat
Meaning:to flit, vanish away
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G5343 (pheugo): To flee, escape
-G1628 (ekpheugo): To flee out, escape
Usage:The Hebrew verb "nus" primarily means to flee or escape. It is often used in the context of physical flight from danger or pursuit. The term can also imply a retreat or withdrawal in the face of an enemy or threat. In a broader sense, it can denote seeking refuge or safety.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, the concept of fleeing was often associated with warfare, where retreating from a stronger enemy was a common tactic. The idea of seeking refuge is also deeply embedded in the cultural and religious practices of the time, with cities of refuge established for those seeking asylum from avengers. The act of fleeing could also symbolize a spiritual or moral escape from sin or evil.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto flee, escape
NASB Translationabated (1), drives (1), escape (1), escaped (2), fled (78), flee (54), flee away (1), fleeing (5), flees (5), fugitive (2), fugitives (2), indeed flee (1), put to flight (1), run away (1), save (1), taken refuge (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
160 (Syriac
tremble (rare), compare Brock; Arabic
move to and fro, be in commotion, dangle, Lane
2866); —
PerfectNumbers 35:25 +;2 Kings 9:3;1 Samuel 4:16, etc.;ImperfectExodus 21:13 +;Genesis 39:12 +;Psalm 104:7, etc.;Imperative masculine pluralJeremiah 48:6 4t. Jeremiah, Zechariah;Infinitive absolute2 Samuel 18:3;construct ()Genesis 19:20 +;ParticipleAmos 9:1 +;Exodus 14:27 +; —
flee, absoluteGenesis 39:12,15;Numbers 16:34 (all J);Joshua 10:16 (JE);Leviticus 26:17,36; (H); figurative of seaPsalm 114:3;Psalm 114:5; comparePsalm 104:7; followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verbJeremiah 46:5, followed byJoshua 8:15 (J),2 Kings 9:27; followed byDeuteronomy 28:7,25;2 Kings 7:7flee for their life, ,Judges 4:15flee on foot; + 44 t. absolute (not elsewhere Hexateuch); followed by locationDeuteronomy 4:42;Deuteronomy 19:5,11 (D),Numbers 35:32;Joshua 20:4 (both P),Judges 4:17;1 Kings 2:28,29;Isaiah 13:14; followed by1 Samuel 4:10 6t. +Exodus 14:27 (E; not elsewhere Hexateuch); followed byJudges 7:22 +Proverbs 28:17 (, see ); followed byIsaiah 10:3; followed by locativeGenesis 14:10 4t. J E,Numbers 35:6 6t. P,Deuteronomy 4:42;Deuteronomy 19:3,4 (D), + 6 t.; followed byIsaiah 20:6; followed by accusative of locationJoshua 8:20 (J), + 4 t.; followed byIsaiah 17:13 =far away; followed by from,Joshua 20:6 (P),1 Samuel 4:16 3t.;Jeremiah 51:6; especiallyfrom beforeExodus 4:3;Exodus 14:25;Numbers 10:35;Joshua 10:11 (all J E),1 Samuel 17:24;Jeremiah 48:44 (Qr , > Kt ), + 19 t.; followed byJoshua 7:4;Joshua 8:5 (twice in verse);Joshua 8:6 (all J),1 Samuel 4:17;2 Samuel 24:13,1 Chronicles 19:18.
escapeAmos 9:1 ("" ) soJeremiah 46:6; hence
take flight, depart, disappear, only figurative;Deuteronomy 34:7 (JE)his freshness (vigour)was not gone ("" ); of shadows (at evening),Songs 2:17;Songs 4:6; of sorrow etc.Isaiah 35:10;Isaiah 51:11.
Isaiah 30:16fly (to the attack)on horseback.
PerfectIsaiah 59:19the breath ofdriveth at it, driveth it on (compare ).
Infinitive constructPsalm 60:6in order to take flight before the bow (so Vrss Hup-Now Che Bae and others).
PerfectExodus 9:20;ImperfectDeuteronomy 32:30 +Judges 7:21 Kt (Qr
);Infinitive constructJudges 6:11; —
put to flight, followed by accusativeDeuteronomy 32:30 ("" ).
drive hastily to a safe placeExodus 9:20, followed by accusative + .
cause to disappear, hideJudges 6:11 (no object expressed) followed by .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
abate, away, be displayed, make to flee away put to flight, hide, lift up a standard
A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) -- X abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, X hide, lift up a standard.
Forms and Transliterations
אָנ֙וּסָה֙ אנוסה בְּנֻסָ֣ם ׀ בְּנוּסָ֖ם בנוסם בנסם הֵנִ֛יס הַנָּ֞ס הַנָּ֣ס הניס הנס וְיָנ֥וּסוּ וְיָנֻ֥סוּ וְנַ֖סְנוּ וְנַ֖סְתָּה וְנַסְתֶּ֖ם וְנַסְתֶּ֗ם וְנַסְתֶּ֣ם וְנָ֕ס וְנָ֖ס וְנָ֖סוּ וְנָ֗ס וְנָ֞ס וְנָ֣ס וְנָ֥ס וְנָס֧וּ וְנֻ֛סוּ וַיָּ֑נָס וַיָּ֕נָס וַיָּ֖נָס וַיָּ֙נָס֙ וַיָּ֣נָס וַיָּ֤נָס וַיָּ֥נָס וַיָּ֨נָס וַיָּנ֖וּסוּ וַיָּנ֗וּסוּ וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ וַיָּנֹ֑ס וַיָּנֹֽס׃ וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ וַיָּנֻ֜סוּ וַיָּנֻ֣סוּ וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃ וַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃ וַתָּנֹ֔ס וינוסו וינוסו׃ וינס וינס׃ וינסו וינסו׃ ונס ונסו ונסנו ונסתה ונסתם ותנס יְנוּס֑וּן יָ֝נ֗וּס יָנ֖וּס יָנ֛וּס יָנ֣וּס יָנ֤וּס יָנ֥וּס יָנ֥וּסוּ יָנִ֣יסוּ יָנֻֽסוּ׃ יָנֽוּסוּ׃ ינוס ינוסו ינוסו׃ ינוסון יניסו ינסו׃ לְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑ס לְהָנִ֖יס לָנ֖וּס לָנ֛וּס לָנ֣וּס לָנ֥וּס לָנֻ֥ס לָנֻ֨ס להניס להתנוסס לנוס לנס נַ֣סְתִּי נַ֤סְנוּ נַסְתֶּם֙ נָ֔ס נָ֔סוּ נָ֖ס נָ֖סוּ נָ֙סוּ֙ נָ֣ס נָ֣סוּ נָ֤ס נָ֥ס נָ֥סוּ נָ֨ס נָּֽסוּ׃ נָֽסָה׃ נָנ֖וּס נָנ֙וּסָה֙ נָנ֜וּס נָסִ֑ים נָסִ֔ים נָסִ֛ים נָסִ֣ים נֹ֥סְסָה נֹ֨ס נֻ֖סוּ נֻ֣סוּ ׀ נֻ֤סוּ נֻסְךָ֨ נֻסוּ֩ ננוס ננוסה נס נסה׃ נסו נסו׃ נסים נסך נסנו נססה נסתי נסתם תְּנוּס֑וּן תָּנ֣וּס תָּנ֣וּסוּ תָּנֻ֑סוּ תָנ֑וּס תנוס תנוסו תנוסון תנסו ’ā·nū·sāh ’ānūsāh aNusah bə·nu·sām bə·nū·sām benuSam bənusām bənūsām han·nās hanNas hannās hê·nîs heNis hênîs lā·nus lā·nūs laNus lānus lānūs lə·hā·nîs lə·hiṯ·nō·w·sês lehaNis ləhānîs lehitnoSes ləhiṯnōwsês nā·nū·sāh nā·nūs nā·sāh nā·sîm nā·sū naNus nānūs naNusah nānūsāh nas nās nas·nū nas·tem nas·tî Nasah nāsāh naSim nāsîm Nasnu nasnū nastem Nasti nastî Nasu nāsū nō·sə·sāh nos nōs Nosesah nōsəsāh nu·sū nus·ḵā nusCha nusḵā Nusu nusū tā·nu·sū tā·nū·sū tā·nūs ṯā·nūs taNus tānūs ṯānūs taNusu tānusū tānūsū tə·nū·sūn tenuSun tənūsūn vaiYanos vaiyaNusu vattaNos veNas veNasnu veNastah venasTem venaSu veNusu veyaNusu wat·tā·nōs wattānōs way·yā·nās way·yā·nōs way·yā·nu·sū way·yā·nū·sū wayyānās wayyānōs wayyānusū wayyānūsū wə·nā·sū wə·nās wə·nas·nū wə·nas·tāh wə·nas·tem wə·nu·sū wə·yā·nu·sū wə·yā·nū·sū wənās wənasnū wənastāh wənastem wənāsū wənusū wəyānusū wəyānūsū yā·nî·sū yā·nu·sū yā·nū·sū yā·nūs yaNisu yānîsū yaNus yānūs yaNusu yānusū yānūsū yə·nū·sūn yenuSun yənūsūn
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