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Leviticus 23:20

“And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

נוּףnûwph · noof
H5130 · Hebrew

Definition: to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הֵנִ֣יף — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vhq3ms
Usage: Occurs 37 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 20:25 Exodus 29:24 Exodus 29:26 Exodus 29:27 Exodus 35:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נוּף here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.