נוּס (nus) means “to flee” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: noos Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
נוּס · nus · to flee
1) to flee, escape 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flee 1a2) to escape 1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear 1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback 1b) (Polel) to drive at 1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to put to flight 1d2) to drive hastily 1d3) to cause to disappear, hide Aramaic equivalent: nud (נוּד "to flee" H5111)
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a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
KJV glosses: [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fled | 28 |
| flee | 9 |
| and fled | 7 |
| will flee | 7 |
| had fled | 6 |
| may flee | 6 |
| and he fled | 3 |
| and ran | 3 |
| he fled | 3 |
| you will flee | 3 |
| and escaped | 2 |
| and ran away | 2 |
| and run | 2 |
| and they fled | 2 |
| but flee | 2 |
| flees | 2 |
| has fled | 2 |
| they will flee | 2 |
| we will flee | 2 |
| who fled | 2 |
| you fled | 2 |
| after fleeing | 1 |
| also fled | 1 |
| and david fled | 1 |
| and gaal fled | 1 |
| and had run | 1 |
| and then flees | 1 |
| and they flee | 1 |
| and they had run | 1 |
| and they will flee | 1 |
| and you will flee | 1 |
| as they fled | 1 |
| as they ran | 1 |
| but they fled | 1 |
| can flee | 1 |
| could flee | 1 |
| diminished | 1 |
| driven | 1 |
| escape | 1 |
| for the person who flees | 1 |
| he could flee | 1 |
| he escaped | 1 |
| he may flee | 1 |
| hurried to bring | 1 |
| i can flee | 1 |
| in haste | 1 |
| it is draining away | 1 |
| let us flee | 1 |
| let us retreat | 1 |
| of fleeing | 1 |
| of those who flee | 1 |
| ran | 1 |
| ran away | 1 |
| run | 1 |
| so as we flee | 1 |
| that they fled | 1 |
| the army had fled | 1 |
| the fugitives | 1 |
| the israelites are running away | 1 |
| the man fleeing | 1 |
| the waters fled | 1 |
| they fled | 1 |
| they too fled | 1 |
| they turned and ran | 1 |
| those who flee | 1 |
| to escape | 1 |
| to flee | 1 |
| to flight | 1 |
| to hide it | 1 |
| to which he fled | 1 |
| we fled | 1 |
| we have to flee | 1 |
| were fleeing | 1 |
| were retreating | 1 |
| when someone flees | 1 |
| who flees | 1 |
| who had fled | 1 |
| whoever flees | 1 |
| will get away | 1 |
| will you flee | 1 |
| you will all flee | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fled | 26 |
| and fled | 17 |
| and they fled | 7 |
| flee | 5 |
| to flee | 5 |
| and flee | 4 |
| may flee | 4 |
| and he fled | 3 |
| flee away | 3 |
| shall flee away | 3 |
| he that fleeth | 2 |
| is fled | 2 |
| let us flee | 2 |
| might flee | 2 |
| them and they shall flee | 2 |
| they fled | 2 |
| were fled | 2 |
| whither he was fled | 2 |
| abated | 1 |
| against them and flee | 1 |
| and are fled | 1 |
| and fled away | 1 |
| and fleeth | 1 |
| and i fled | 1 |
| and it came to pass as they fled | 1 |
| and that fleeing | 1 |
| and they shall flee | 1 |
| and thither fled | 1 |
| and was fled | 1 |
| and when he that doth flee | 1 |
| and ye shall flee | 1 |
| are fled | 1 |
| are fled away | 1 |
| away | 1 |
| did flee | 1 |
| fled away | 1 |
| flee out | 1 |
| for him that is fled | 1 |
| for if we flee | 1 |
| from whence he fled | 1 |
| had fled | 1 |
| he fled | 1 |
| he shall flee | 1 |
| he who fleeth | 1 |
| herself to flee | 1 |
| him and he fled | 1 |
| him but he shall flee | 1 |
| him flee | 1 |
| him that fleeth | 1 |
| like as ye fled | 1 |
| no for we will flee | 1 |
| of them shall not flee away | 1 |
| of them that flee | 1 |
| or wilt thou flee | 1 |
| over you and ye shall flee | 1 |
| shall flee | 1 |
| shall lift up a standard | 1 |
| shall ye flee | 1 |
| so that they fled | 1 |
| that fled | 1 |
| that he may flee | 1 |
| that they fled | 1 |
| that thou fleddest | 1 |
| that we will flee | 1 |
| thee flee | 1 |
| thee that it may be displayed | 1 |
| them and fled | 1 |
| them fled | 1 |
| then fled | 1 |
| therefore shall ye flee | 1 |
| therefore we will flee | 1 |
| they flee | 1 |
| they likewise fled | 1 |
| they that fled | 1 |
| to flight | 1 |
| to hide | 1 |
| to whom will ye flee | 1 |
| was fled | 1 |
| when they flee | 1 |
| which shall flee | 1 |
| whither he shall flee | 1 |
| whither we flee | 1 |
| with him shall flee | 1 |
| yea ye shall flee | 1 |
| yet they shall flee away | 1 |
Page 2 of 3. 142 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.
Read word by word“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”
Read word by wordThen the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.
Read word by wordBut 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
Read word by wordSo the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
Read word by word“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
Read word by wordThe messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
Read word by wordWhen all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in close pursuit.
Read word by wordWhen all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
Read word by wordDavid ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
Read word by wordWhen war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
Read word by wordSaul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
Read word by wordAnd David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
Read word by wordNow the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
Read word by wordWhen the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
Read word by word“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
Read word by wordAnd Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Read word by wordSo Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
Read word by wordWhen the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordBut the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
Read word by wordSo Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
Read word by wordI will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
Read word by wordBut the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”
Read word by wordThey took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
Read word by wordSo they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.4
So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.9
And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
Read word by wordSo Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
Read word by wordWhen the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Read word by wordIt was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
Read word by wordThen King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordand each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.
Read word by wordThe rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
Read word by wordBut when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.
Read word by wordThus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.
Read word by wordSo Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.
Read word by wordThen take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
Read word by wordAnd on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
Read word by wordJoram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”
Read word by wordWhen King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.
Read word by wordAnd Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.
Read word by wordAnd conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
Read word by wordNow the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
Read word by wordWhen all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
Read word by wordHe was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
Read word by wordSo Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
Read word by wordWhen the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordBut the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
Read word by wordThen King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordSo the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.
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