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נוּס

nus · to flee

Hebrew · Strong's H5127 · Verb · Sounds like: noos · 159 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver); [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
נוּס 160 vb. flee, escape
Qal
1. flee
2. escape
3. take flight, depart, disappear
4. fly (to the attack) on horseback.
Po‛lel the breath of י׳ driveth at it, driveth it on
Hithpo‛l. in order to take flight before the bow
Hiph.
1. put to flight
2. drive hastily to a safe place
3. cause to disappear, hide

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Kings 9:27 וַיָּ֥נָס vai.Ya.nos · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

  2. 2 Kings 14:12 וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ vai.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

  3. 2 Kings 14:19 וַיָּ֣נָס vai.Ya.nos · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

  4. 1 Chronicles 10:1 וַיָּ֑נָס vai.Ya.nos · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

  5. 1 Chronicles 10:7 נָ֔סוּ Na.su · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

  6. 1 Chronicles 10:7 וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ vai.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

  7. 1 Chronicles 11:13 נָ֖סוּ Na.su · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

  8. 1 Chronicles 19:14 וַיָּנ֖וּסוּ vai.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

  9. 1 Chronicles 19:15 נָ֣ס nas · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

  10. 1 Chronicles 19:15 וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ vai.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

  11. 1 Chronicles 19:18 וַיָּ֣נָס vai.Ya.nos · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

  12. 2 Chronicles 10:18 לָנ֖וּס la.Nus · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

  13. 2 Chronicles 13:16 וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ vai.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

  14. 2 Chronicles 14:12 וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ vai.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

  15. 2 Chronicles 25:22 וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ vai.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

  16. 2 Chronicles 25:27 וַיָּ֣נָס vai.Ya.nos · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following Jehovah they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

  17. Psalms 68:1 וְיָנ֥וּסוּ ve.ya.Nu.su · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.

  18. Psalms 104:7 יְנוּס֑וּן ye.nu.Sun · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

  19. Psalms 114:3 וַיָּנֹ֑ס vai.ya.Nos · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan was driven back.

  20. Psalms 114:5 תָנ֑וּס ta.Nus · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

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