to wander
nud describes moving away or restlessly from a place, and in grief contexts the act of mourning or offering consolation.
The attested uses chiefly concern movement away, flight, or unsettled roaming, whether of a person, a people, or the earth. Other clauses place the verb in mourning and consolation, while several describe shaking, swaying, or causing something to stagger.
Senses in use
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Moving away, fleeing, or unsettled roaming · dominant
The Qal participles in Genesis 4:12 and Genesis 4:14 describe a person made a restless wanderer after being driven from the ground. Imperatives and finite forms likewise occur where people are told to flee or wander away in Jeremiah 49:30 and Jeremiah 50:8, and where inhabitants have wandered away in Jeremiah 50:3; in Psalm 11:1 the APB renders the addressed command, "Flee, flee to your mountain, O bird."
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Mourning or consoling in distress · common
The Qal infinitive in Job 2:11 occurs in the friends' agreement to come to Job "to mourn with him and to comfort him," and the sequential imperfect in Job 42:11 occurs when his relatives mourn and comfort him. Imperative and jussive forms also stand in mourning settings: Jeremiah 48:17 calls those around Moab to mourn, while Jeremiah 22:10 prohibits mourning for the dead.
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Shaking, swaying, or staggering · occasional
In 1 Kings 14:15, the Qal imperfect is set beside a branch "shaken in the water." The Hithpolel form in Isaiah 24:20 is used where the earth "staggers like a drunkard and sways like a hut," while Jeremiah 18:16 uses a Hiphil form in the response of passersby who "will shake their heads."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the movement contexts with wording such as "restless wanderer," "Flee," and "wandered away," while grief contexts use "mourn" and "comfort." It also uses "shaken," "sways," and "shake their heads" in shaking clauses; These render the clauses rather than securely isolating a single English equivalent.