נוּס

hebrewOld TestamentVerb158 occurrences21 books141 verses

Definition

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

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נוּס:

φεύγωpheugō“to flee”91%
ἀναχωρέωanachōreō“to leave”2%
ἥκωhēkō“to come/be present”1%
ἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma“Jerusalem”1%
συνάγωsunagō“to assemble”1%
διαφεύγωdiapheugō“to escape”1%
ἀπατάωapataō“to trick”1%
ἐκφεύγωekpheugō“to escape”1%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

158 total

Amos 5:19יָנ֥וּס · who flees
It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
Amos 9:1יָנ֤וּס · of those who flee; נָ֔ס · will get away
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
Nahum 2:8נָסִ֔ים · it is draining away
Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
Zechariah 2:6וְנֻ֛סוּ · Flee
“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
Zechariah 14:5וְנַסְתֶּ֣ם · You will flee; וְנַסְתֶּ֗ם · You will flee; נַסְתֶּם֙ · you fled
You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.