נוּא nûwʼ (H5106)

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

a primitive root;