BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5126
nun — Nun
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.33.11; son of: Elishama (H0476); father of: Joshua (H3091) § Nun = "fish" or "posterity" father of Joshua the successor of Moses
30 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21490
nun — Nun
Nun, the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; used in LXX for acrostic Psalms such as Psa.119
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3091
ye.ho.shu.a — Joshua
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Israel before the Monarchy, first mentioned at Exo.17.9; son of: Nun (H5126); also called Hoshea (KJV: Oshea) at Num.13.8; Jeshua at Neh.8.17; § Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation" 1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan 2) a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it 3) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 4) governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem
199 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3568
nun — now
νῦν, adv., [in LXX chiefly for עַתָּה ;] 1. prop., of time, now, i.e. at the present time: as opposite to past, Jhn.4:18, Act.7:52, Rom.13:11, 2Co.7:9, Col.1:24, al.; opposite to fut., Jhn.12:27, Rom.11:31, al.; with art., ὁ (ἡ, τὸ) and subst., the present: Rom.3:26, Gal.4:25, 1Ti.6:17, Tit.2:12, al.; απὸ τοῦ ν. (LXX for מֵעַתָּה), Luk.1:48, Act.18:6, al.; ἄχρι τοῦ ν., Rom.8:22, Php.1:5; ἕως τοῦ ν. (LXX for עַד עַתָּה), Mat.24:21, Mrk.13:19; τὰ ν., as regards the present, Act.5:38; with pret., just now, but now, Mat.26:65, Jhn.11:8 21:10; with fut., now, presently, Jhn.12:31, Act.20:22; so with praes., presently, forthwith, Jhn.12:31 17:13; καὶ ν., Jhn.11:22 17:5, al.; ἀλλὰ ν., Luk.22:36; ἔτι ν., 1Co.3:2; τότε (πότε) . . . ν. (δέ), Rom.6:21 11:30; ν. ἤδη, 1Jn.4:3; ν. οὖν, Act.10:33, al. 2. Of logical sequence (often difficult to disting. from the temporal sense; cf. Lft., Notes, 113f.), now, therefore, now, however, as it is: Luk.11:39; καὶ ν., Act.3:17, 2Th.2:6, 1Jn.2:28; id. before δεῦρο, Act.7:34; ν. δέ, Jhn.8:40 9:41 15:22, 24, 18:36, 1Co.5:11 7:14 12:20, al. (cf. WM, 579.11). (AS)
138 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3759
ouai — woe!
οὐαί interj. of grief or denunciation, [in LXX for הוֹי, etc. ;] alas! woe! most frequently with dative of person(s) Mat.11:21 23:14, Mrk.13:17 14:21, Luk.6:24-26 Ju 11, al.; with vocat. (nom.), Rev.18:10, 16 18:19 (cf. Isa.1:24, al.); with accusative, Rev.12:12, before ἐκ, Rev.8:13; with dative before ἀπό (see M, Pr., 246), Mat.18:7. As subst., 1Co.9:16 (cf. Jer.6:4); ἡ οὐ., Rev.9:12 11:14; pl., Rev.9:12; οὐ., οὐ., οὐ., Rev.8:13 (AS)
35 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3442
ye.shu.a — Jeshua
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.11; son of: Jozadak (H3136) § Jeshua = "he is saved" 1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan 2) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 3) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course 4) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 5) head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon 6) father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity
29 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3570
nuni — now
νῦνί an Attic strengthened form of νῦν (in cl. always of time, and most often strictly of the pres.), [in LXX : Job.5:1-27, Psa.2:1-12, 1-12, 4Ma.4:1-26, Ep. Je* ;] now; 1. of time: with praes., Act.24:13, Rom.15:23, 25, 1Co.13:13, 2Co.8:11 8:22, Phm 9 11; with pf., Rom.3:21; with pret., Rom.6:22 11:30 (WH, mg.) Rom.7:6, Eph.2:13, Col.1:21 3:8; ἡ ν. ἀπολογία, Act.22:1. 2. Of logical sequence (not so in cl.): Rom.7:17, 1Co.5:11 (νῦν, WH) 1Co.12:18 (νῦν, WH, txt.) 1Co.15:20, Heb.8:6 (νῦν, WH, txt.), Heb.9:26 (cf. WM, 24, 579n).† (AS)
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8469
ta.cha.nun — supplication
1) supplication, supplication for favour 1a) to man 1b) to God
18 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H476
e.li.sha.ma — Elishama
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; son of: Ammihud (H5989); father of: Nun (H5126) § Elishama = "my God has heard" 1) an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness 2) a son of David 3) Jehoiakim's secretary 4) a priest who taught the law 5) a man of Judah
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1954
ho.she.a — Hoshea
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.30; son of: Elah (H0425I) § Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = "salvation" 1) family name of Joshua, the son of Nun 2) the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II 4) a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David 5) an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2587
chan.nun — gracious
gracious
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2586
cha.nun — Hanun
A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.1; son of: Nahash (H5176H) § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David 2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2183
za.nun — fornication
adultery, fornication, prostitution
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3936
la.dan — Ladan
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096G); father of: Jehieli= Jehiel (H3171H), Zetham (H2241), Joel (H3100O); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Libni; § Laadan = "put in order" 1) an Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua, son of Nun 2) a Levite son of Gershom; also 'Libni'
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H581
in.nun — they
these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5106
toinun — then
τοί-νυν an inferential particle, [in LXX: Isa.3:10 5:13 27:4, Wis.1:11 8:9, a1. * ;] accordingly, therefore: as in cl., after the first word in a sentence, 1Co.9:26; accusative to later usage, at the beginning, Luk.20:25, Heb.13:13.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2626
katakluzō — to flood
κατα-κλύζω [in LXX for שָׁטַף, Psa.78:20, al. ;] to inundate, deluge: pass., 2Pe.3:6.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G955
Belial — Belial
Βελίαλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּלִיַּעַל, worthlessness, but see DB, i, 268), Belial, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15, Rec. See next word.† Βελιάρ, ὁ, indecl. (another form of previous word, "due to harsh Syriac pronunciation," or else Heb. בֵּל יַעַר, lord of the forest), Beliar, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15 (see DB, i, 269).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4086
mad.men — Madmen
§ Madmen = "dunghill" a place in Moab threatened with destruction in the denunciations of Jeremiah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5125
nun — to propagate
1) (Niphal) continue, to increase, propagate 2) (Hiphil) continue, to increase, propagate
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6764
tsa.laph — Zalaph
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.30; father of: Hanun (H2586I) § Zalaph = "wound" father of Hanun who assisted in rebuilding the city wall of Jerusalem after the return from exile
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21401
— be inundated
be inundated
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3569
tanun — now
concerning the present, now
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7139
ekrēgma — an inundation
an inundation
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Beyond the fact that he was the father of Joshua nothing more is known of him (Ex. 33:11).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
