נוּן

nunProper Noun (Masculine)H5126

Nun

From: or נוֹן; (1 Chronicles 7:27), from H5125 (נוּן); perpetuity,

Short Definition

Nun or Non, the father of Joshua

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Elishama (H0476); father of: Joshua (H3091) § Nun = "fish" or "posterity" father of Joshua the successor of Moses

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

30 times

Appears 30 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
11
Joshua
10
Deuteronomy
4
1 Chronicles
1
1 Kings
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 7:27
  • Exodus 33:11
  • Joshua 19:51
  • Nehemiah 8:17
  • Numbers 14:38

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.