Nûwn — H5126

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nun or Non, the father of Joshua

1. Nun = "fish" or "posterity"
2. father of Joshua the successor of Moses

Usually translated as

Nun, Non

Origin

or Nôwn; (1 Chronicles 7:27), from H5125; perpetuity,

• Derived from Nûwn (H5125)

Occurrences

Nûwn occurs 29 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (11), Deuteronomy (4), Joshua (10), Judges (1), 1 Kings (1), Nehemiah (1)

• 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 (נוּן֙), a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
• Numbers 11:28 — And Joshua the son of Nun (נ֗וּן), the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
• Numbers 13:8 — Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun (נֽוּן).
• Numbers 13:16 — These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun (נ֖וּן) Jehoshua.
• Numbers 14:6 — And Joshua the son of Nun (נ֗וּן), and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
• Numbers 14:30 — Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun (נֽוּן).
• Numbers 14:38 — But Joshua the son of Nun (נ֔וּן), and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.
• Numbers 26:65 — For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun (נֽוּן).
• Numbers 27:18 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun (נ֔וּן), a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
• Numbers 32:12 — Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun (נ֑וּן): for they have wholly followed the LORD.
• Numbers 32:28 — So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun (נ֑וּן), and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
• Numbers 34:17 — These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun (נֽוּן).
• Deuteronomy 1:38 — But Joshua the son of Nun (נוּן֙), which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
• Deuteronomy 31:23 — And he gave Joshua the son of Nun (נ֗וּן) a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
• 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 (נֽוּן).
• Deuteronomy 34:9 — And Joshua the son of Nun (נ֗וּן) was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Joshua 1:1 — Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun (נ֔וּן), Moses’ minister, saying,
• Joshua 2:1 — And Joshua the son of Nun (נ֠וּן) sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
• Joshua 2:23 — So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun (נ֑וּן), and told him all things that befell them:
• Joshua 6:6 — And Joshua the son of Nun (נוּן֙) called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.
• Joshua 14:1 — And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun (נ֔וּן), and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
• Joshua 17:4 — And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun (נ֗וּן), 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.
• Joshua 19:49 — When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun (נ֖וּן) among them:
• Joshua 19:51 — These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun (נ֟וּן), and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
• Joshua 21:1 — Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun (נ֑וּן), and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
• Joshua 24:29 — And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun (נ֖וּן), the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
• Judges 2:8 — And Joshua the son of Nun (נ֖וּן), the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
• 1 Kings 16:34 — In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun (נֽוּן).
• Nehemiah 8:17 — And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun (נ֥וּן) unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.