נוּד (nûd) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning move to and fro. It appears
25 times
in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5110).
Also rendered
to wander
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1319)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1319)move to and fro, wander, shudder, shew grief; flutter, waver, wave, shake; cause to wander, make a wagging, wag; like briers made to flutter; move oneself to and fro, sway, totter, shake oneself, bemoan oneself; nod, flee…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נוּדverb: move to and fro, wander, shudder, shew grief
Qal
1.
a.move to and fro, wander aimlessly, as fugitive
b.flutter
c.waver, wave, shake
2.shew grief (i.e. by shaking or nodding head)
Hiphil
1.cause to wander aimlessly, as fugitives
2.make a wagging, wag with the head
Hophaland the worthless, like briers made to flutter (tossed away) are they
Hithpo‛lel
1.move oneself to and fro, sway, totter
2.shake oneself, in excitement
3.bemoan oneself
Strong's H5110נוּד: to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt KJV:bemoan, flee, get, mourn, make to move, take pity, remove, shake, skip for joy, be sorry, vagabond, way, wandering.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.