The meaning of “נוּן”
Understanding Nûwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or נוֹן Nôwn (nohn); (1 Chronicles 7:27), from נוּן; perpetuity, Non, Nun. - § Nun = "fish" or "posterity" - Nun or Non,...
נוּן
or נוֹן Nôwn (nohn); (1 Chronicles 7:27), from נוּן; perpetuity, Non, Nun. - § Nun = "fish" or "posterity" - Nun or Non, the father of Joshua 1) father of Joshua the successor of Moses
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 33:11 | “And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.” Word: נוּן (Nûwn) | |
| Numbers 14:38 | “But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.” Word: נוּן (Nûwn) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:44 | “And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.” Word: נוּן (Nûwn) | |
| Joshua 17:4 | “And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.” Word: נוּן (Nûwn) | |
| Judges 2:8 | “And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.” Word: נוּן (Nûwn) |