8569. tenuah
Strong's Lexicon
tenuah: Movement, motion, shaking

Original Word: תְּנוּאָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tnuw'ah
Pronunciation: teh-noo-AH
Phonetic Spelling: (ten-oo-aw')
Definition: Movement, motion, shaking
Meaning: alienation, enmity

Word Origin: Derived from the root נוּעַ (nuah), which means "to move" or "to shake."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts of movement or shaking is σεισμός (seismos), Strong's Greek #4578, which means "earthquake" or "shaking."

Usage: The Hebrew word "tenuah" generally refers to physical movement or motion. It can denote a literal shaking or stirring, often used in contexts where physical action or change is implied. In the biblical text, it may also carry a metaphorical sense, indicating a shift or change in circumstances or spiritual states.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical movement often symbolized spiritual or emotional states. For example, shaking could represent instability or fear, while movement might indicate progress or divine intervention. The concept of movement was significant in a nomadic society where physical travel and migration were common.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from nu
Definition
opposition
NASB Translation
opposition (1), pretexts (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[תְּנוּאָה] noun feminine opposition; — suffix תְּנוּאָתִיּ Numbers 14:34 my opposition, of ׳י; plural תְּנוּאוֺת עָלַי יִמְצָא Job 33:10 = occasions, for hostility ("" count as enemy).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
breach of promise, occasion

From nuw'; alienation; by implication, enmity -- breach of promise, occasion.

see HEBREW nuw'

Forms and Transliterations
תְּ֭נוּאוֹת תְּנוּאָתִֽי׃ תנואות תנואתי׃ tə·nū·’ā·ṯî tə·nū·’ō·wṯ tənū’āṯî tənū’ōwṯ tenuaTi Tenuot
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 14:34
HEB: וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־ תְּנוּאָתִֽי׃
NAS: and you will know My opposition.
KJV: and ye shall know my breach of promise.
INT: years will know my opposition

Job 33:10
HEB: הֵ֣ן תְּ֭נוּאוֹת עָלַ֣י יִמְצָ֑א
NAS: He invents pretexts against
KJV: Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth
INT: Behold pretexts against invents

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8569
2 Occurrences


tə·nū·’ā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
tə·nū·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.















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