What does נוּן mean in the Bible?
נוּן is a Hebrew word meaning "Nun or Non , the father of Joshua".
Hebrew · H5126
נוּן
Nun or Non , the father of Joshua
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נוּן H5126
What does נוּן mean in the Bible?
נוּן is a Hebrew word meaning "Nun or Non , the father of Joshua".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5126?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Nun (29), Nun (1).
Where does נוּן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 33:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (11), Joshua (10), Deuteronomy (4), 1 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Nun 29× Exodus 33:11, Numbers 11:28, Numbers 13:8, Numbers 13:16
Nun 1× 1 Chronicles 7:27
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Exodus 33:11 נוּן֙ to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 11:28 נ֗וּן to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 13:8 נֽוּן׃ to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 13:16 נ֖וּן to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 14:6 נ֗וּן to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 14:30 נֽוּן׃ to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 14:38 נ֔וּן to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 26:65 נֽוּן׃ס to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 27:18 נ֔וּן to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 32:12 נ֑וּן to of Nun Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 33:11
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Numbers 11 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 10 Judges 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
נ֗וּן 5x nūn Numbers 11:28, Numbers 14:6, Deuteronomy 31:23, Deuteronomy 34:9
נ֖וּן 4x nūn Numbers 13:16, Joshua 19:49, Joshua 24:29, Judges 2:8
נ֔וּן 4x nūn Numbers 14:38, Numbers 27:18, Joshua 1:1, Joshua 14:1
נ֑וּן 4x nūn Numbers 32:12, Numbers 32:28, Joshua 2:23, Joshua 21:1
נֽוּן׃ 4x nūn Numbers 13:8, Numbers 14:30, Numbers 34:17, Deuteronomy 32:44
נוּן֙ 3x nūn Exodus 33:11, Deuteronomy 1:38, Joshua 6:6
נֽוּן׃ס 2x nūn Numbers 26:65, 1 Kings 16:34
נ֥וֹן 1x nō·wn 1 Chronicles 7:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 30x Exodus 33:11, Numbers 11:28, Numbers 13:8, Numbers 13:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nun or Non , the father of Joshua
Source Gloss
Nun or Non , the father of Joshua
Extended definition
Non, Nun.
Word Origins
נוּן is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain