Lexical Definition

‎נוּא‎ nûwʼ (noo) to forbid ^H:V
a primitive root

break, disallow, discourage, make of none effect.

• to refuse, forbid, dissuade, or neutralize

1) to hinder, hold back, forbid, disallow, restrain, frustrate
1a) (Qal) to hinder, hold back
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to restrain, forbid, frustrate
1b2) to restrain, make averse, discourage

See Greek: ἀθετέω · ἀφίστημι · διαστρέφω · μερίς

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎נוא‎] verb hinder, restrain, frustrate (Arabic () (or ) rise with difficulty, rise against one (Frey), III. contend with, Lane²⁸⁶¹); —

Qal Imperfect 2 masculine plural ‎תנואון‎ Num 32:7 Kt, but read Hiph`il (so Qr), compare Di. Hiph`il Perfect ‎הֵנִיא‎ Num 30:6*, etc.; Imperfect ‎יָנִיא‎ v.Num 30:9*, ‎יָנִי‎ Ps 141:5, ‎תְּנִיאוּן‎ Num 32:7 Qr; —

1. restrain, forbid (performance of vow), followed by accusative of person Num 30:6* (twice in verse); Num 30:9*; Num 30:12* frustrate (device of people), subject ‎׳‎‎י‎, followed by accusative of thing, Ps 33:10 (|| ‎הֵפִיר‎); refuse Ps 141:5 ((text dubious see Che).

2. restrain, make averse the heart (accusative) Num 32:7 (followed by ‎מֵעֲבֹר‎), vNum 32:9 (followed by ‎לְבִלְתִּיבֿאֹ‎).

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