The meaning of “נוּף”
Understanding nûwph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave. - to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fr...
נוּף
lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave. - 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.) 1) to move to and fro, wave, besprinkle 1a) (Qal) to besprinkle, sprinkle 1b) (Polel) to wave, brandish (in threat) 1c) (Hiphil) to swing, wield, wave 1c1) to wield 1c2) to wave or shake (the hand) 1c2a) to wave (hand) 1c2b) to shake or brandish against 1c2c) to swing to and fro 1c3) to wave (an offering), offer 1c4) to shed abroad 1d) (Hophal) to be waved
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 29:26 | “And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shall be thy part.” Word: נוּף (nûwph) | |
| Numbers 8:13 | “And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.” Word: נוּף (nûwph) | |
| Joshua 8:31 | “As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.” Word: נוּף (nûwph) | |
| Job 31:21 | “If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:” Word: נוּף (nûwph) | |
| Proverbs 7:17 | “I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.” Word: נוּף (nûwph) |
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