Numbers 13:16:11Num.13.16.W11TAB
בִּן־נ֖וּן
binnun
“son of Nun”
- Transliteration
- bin-NUN
- Extended
- been-NOON
- IPA
- /binˈnuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Nun
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bin-NUN
- phraseyour reading level
le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN
- clause
va-yik-RA mo-SHE le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN ye-ho-SHU-a
- sentence
E-le she-MOT ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-sha-LAKH mo-SHE la-TUR et-ha-A-retz va-yik-RA mo-SHE le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN ye-ho-SHU-a
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts with the vav-consecutive vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | way-yik-rāʾ} ‘and he called,’ followed by lehoshea bin-nun Yehoshua {לְהוֹשֵׁעַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | lə-hō-šē-ʿa bin-nûn yəhō-šu-ʿa}, indicating Moses’ action of assigning Hoshea son of Nun a new name. This structure preserves the Hebrew word order and emphasizes the renaming event.
Root and etymology
b-nbet-nun
“son”
In context — Numbers 13:16
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 13:16, so the Hebrew word בִּן־נ֖וּן (binnun) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.13.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.16.W11.S1) and character.