נֶשֶׁףnesheph

Meanings

Same root

• נָשַׁףnâshaph · H5398to breeze, i.e. blow up fresh (as the wind)
• יַנְשׁוּףyanshûwph · H3244an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 30:17 David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels.
• 2 Kings 7:5 So at twilight they set out for the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there!
• 2 Kings 7:7 So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives.
• Job 3:9 Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.
• Job 7:4 Lying in bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’ But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn.
• Job 24:15 The adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No one will see me then.’ He hides his face so no one will know him.