Numbers 14:6:2Num.14.6.W2TAB
בִּן־נ֗וּן
binnun
“son of Nun”
- Transliteration
- bin-NUN
- Extended
- bihn-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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Word in context
- word
bin-NUN
- phraseyour reading level
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN
- clause
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH min-ha-ta-RIM et-ha-A-retz
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH min-ha-ta-RIM et-ha-A-retz kar-U big-DEI-hem
Exegesis
The paired construct bin-nûn {בִּן־נ֗וּן | bin-nûn} ‘son of Nun’ and ben-yᵊfunnêh {בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֔ה | ben-yᵊfunnêh} ‘son of Jephunneh’ establishes parallel familial identifiers.
In context — Numbers 14:6
And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the explorers of the land, tore their garments .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 14:6, so the Hebrew word בִּן־נ֗וּן (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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.6.W2.S1) and character.