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nūʿa נוּעַ ‘to shake’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

nūʿa v
1) to quiver, totter, shake, reel, stagger, wander, move, sift, make move, wave, waver, tremble
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to wave, quiver, vibrate, swing, stagger, tremble, be unstable
  1a2) to totter, go tottering
1a2a) vagabond (participle)
 1b) (Niphal) to be tossed about or around
 1c) (Hiphil)
  1c1) to toss about
  1c2) to shake, cause to totter
  1c3) to shake, disturb
  1c4) to cause to wander

Mentioned in Genesis 4:12, 4:14 Exodus 20:18 Numbers 32:13 Judges 9:9, 9:13, 9:11 1 Samuel 1:13 2 Samuel 15:20 2 Kings 19:21, 23:18 Isaiah 37:22, 19:1, 6:4, 7:2, 24:20, 29:9 Jeremiah 14:10 Amos 4:8, 9:9, 8:12 Nahum 3:12 Zephaniah 2:15 Psalms 59:12, 59:16, 109:25, 107:27, 109:10, 22:8 Proverbs 5:6 Job 28:4, 16:4 Lamentations 4:15, 2:15, 4:14 Daniel 10:10

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