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Proverbs 28:1
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נוּסnûwç · noos
H5127 · Hebrew
H5127 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.
- Grammar
- נָ֣סוּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 161 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:10Genesis 14:10Genesis 19:20Genesis 39:12Genesis 39:13
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 נוּס here.
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.