נוּף (nûp) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning move to and fro. It appears
37 times
in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5130).
Also rendered
to sprinkle
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1329)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1329)move to and fro, wave, besprinkle; wield, Shake, swing, Shed abroad; quiver, vibrate, rock; lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, sift, strike
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נוּףverb: move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
Hiphil
1.wield
2.Shake or wave the hand
3.swing to and fro, as a signal
4.i.e. moved it toward altar and back
5.Shed abroad
Hophalbe waved
Strong's H5130נוּף: 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.) KJV:lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave.
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.