Nu נוּא
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| נוּא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nu |
| Strong's number | H5106 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to forbid |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (5) |
Nu (Hebrew נוּא, Strong's H5106) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to forbid”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to hinder, hold back, forbid, disallow, restrain, frustrate
1a) (Qal) to hinder, hold back
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to restrain, forbid, frustrate
1b2) to restrain, make averse, discourage
1a) (Qal) to hinder, hold back
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to restrain, forbid, frustrate
1b2) to restrain, make averse, discourage
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | disallowed (3), disallow (1), ye (1), discouraged (1), maketh (1), effect (1), break (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | prohibits her (1), has prohibited her (1), prohibits (1), prohibit her (1), are you discouraging (1), he thwarts (1), refuse it (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 30:5But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
- Numbers 30:8But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her.But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
- Numbers 30:11And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
- Numbers 32:7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?
- Numbers 32:9For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
Psalms
- Psalm 33:10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Psalm 141:5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).