תְּנוּאָה
𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤀𐤄
tᵉnûwʼâh
H8569 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
State or act of alienation or estrangement; the creation of distance or division in a relationship, often with an implication of enmity or breach, particularly in covenantal or social contexts. The term may denote a disruption in a relationship, occasion for separation, or an act that results in a breach of trust.
Semantic Range
alienation, estrangement, breach (of relationship or promise), occasion for rupture, reason for separation, state of instability
Root / Etymology
From the root נוּא (to waver, sway, quiver, or be unstable), with the prefixed ת- indicating a state or result; hence, 'the state of being alienated or unsettled.' The form is a feminine abstract noun, emphasizing the ongoing or resultant state of the root action.
Historical & Contextual Notes
תְּנוּאָה occurs infrequently in the Hebrew Bible and is associated with the notion of breach or alienation, especially as grounds for separation or the dissolution of relational covenants (such as in marriage or within the broader community). The primary attestation is in prophetic contexts, where it may function to highlight the community's breach of loyalty or the grounds for a relational rupture. While traditional translations sometimes render the term as 'occasion' or 'breach of promise,' these may not fully capture its relational or emotional overtones. In post-monarchic and post-exilic literature, the concept aligns more with covenantal fidelity or its violation, though the word itself is rare. It differs from words denoting intentional hostility (e.g., איבה) or outright rebellion, instead describing the state or circumstance resulting from instability or estrangement.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from נוּא; alienation; by implication, enmity; breach of promise, occasion.
Bantu Hebrew
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נוע (n-w-ʿ) — wavering, swaying, instability, quivering
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4517 | מְנַעְנַע | shaking rattles |
| H5128 | נוּעַ | I will cause you to wander |
| H5269 | נֵעָה | the Shaken-Place |
| H5270 | נֹעָה | Noʿah |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8569-02 |
תְּ֭נוּאוֹת | tenuot | HNcfpa |
hostilities | estrangements | 1 |
H8569-01 |
תְּנוּאָתִֽ/י | tenuati | HNcfsc/Sp1cs |
my opposition | my estrangement | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8569-01 |
Numbers 14:34 | תְּנוּאָתִֽ/י | tenuati | HNcfsc/Sp1cs |
my opposition | my estrangement |
H8569-02 |
Job 33:10 | תְּ֭נוּאוֹת | tenuot | HNcfpa |
hostilities | estrangements |