נוּאnûwʼ
hinder, restrain, frustrate
Pronunciation: noo · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5106
Meanings
Qal: but read Hiph`il (Numbers 32:7)
Hiph`il
1. restrain, forbid, frustrate (Numbers 30:6; Numbers 30:9; Numbers 30:12)
2. restrain, make averse (Numbers 32:7; Numbers 32:9)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 30:5 But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The Lord will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them.
- Numbers 30:8 But if her husband refuses to accept her vow or impulsive pledge on the day he hears of it, he nullifies her commitments, and the Lord will forgive her.
- Numbers 30:11 If her husband hears of it and does not object to it, her vow or pledge will stand.
- Numbers 32:7 “Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going across to the land the Lord has given them?
- Numbers 32:9 After they went up to the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the people of Israel from entering the land the Lord was giving them.
- Psalms 33:10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).