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Exodus 33:11 נוּן֙ Nun

Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.

Here: Joshua's father, of the tribe of Ephraim (Num 13:8, 16).

Numbers 11:28 נ֗וּן Nun

Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”

Numbers 13:8 נֽוּן׃ Nun

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

Numbers 13:16 נ֖וּן Nun

These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

Numbers 14:6 נ֗וּן Nun

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

Here: Joshua's father, an Ephraimite (Num 13:8; 1 Chr 7:27). The father's name identifies Joshua by his family and tribe, which is how people were identified in a kinship society.

Numbers 14:30 נֽוּן׃ Nun

Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Here: Joshua's father, an Ephraimite.

Numbers 14:38 נ֔וּן Nun

Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.

Numbers 26:65 נֽוּן׃ ס Nun

For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Here: Joshua's father, of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:27). The samekh (ס) after the word in the Hebrew text is a scribal paragraph mark closing the census section.

Numbers 27:18 נ֔וּן Nun

And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

Here: Joshua's father, an Ephraimite (1 Chr 7:20–27). The Bible tells us nothing else about him.

Numbers 32:12 נ֑וּן Nun

not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’

Numbers 32:28 נ֑וּן Nun

So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.

Numbers 34:17 נֽוּן׃ Nun

“These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

Deuteronomy 1:38 נוּן֙ Nun

Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

Here: Joshua's father. Outside this family label the name means nothing further in the story.

Deuteronomy 31:23 נ֗וּן Nun

Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”

Here: Joshua's father, of the tribe of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:27).

Deuteronomy 32:44 נֽוּן׃ Nun

Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

Deuteronomy 34:9 נ֗וּן Nun

Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Here: Joshua's father, known only through this name. Giving the father's name presents Joshua formally, as he would be introduced on an official occasion.

Joshua 1:1 נ֔וּן Nun

Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,

Here: Joshua's father, of the tribe of Ephraim (1 Chr 7:20–27). Nothing else is known of him; the phrase 'son of Nun' is simply Joshua's fixed identifier.

Joshua 2:1 נ֠וּן Nun

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

Here: Joshua's father, an Ephraimite. The name is known only as part of Joshua's title.

Joshua 2:23 נ֑וּן Nun

Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.

Here: Joshua's father. The full title 'Joshua son of Nun' also opens the chapter (2:1), so the episode begins and ends with him.

Joshua 6:6 נוּן֙ Nun

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”

Here: Joshua's father, of the tribe of Ephraim. Nothing else is known about him.

Joshua 14:1 נ֔וּן Nun

Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.

Joshua 17:4 נ֗וּן Nun

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.

Joshua 19:49 נ֖וּן Nun

When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

Here: Joshua's father, of the tribe of Ephraim (Num 13:8; 1 Chr 7:27).

Joshua 19:51 נ֟וּן Nun

These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

Joshua 21:1 נ֑וּן Nun

Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

Here: Joshua's father, of the tribe of Ephraim (1 Chr 7:27).

Joshua 24:29 נ֖וּן Nun

Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

Judges 2:8 נ֖וּן Nun

And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

1 Kings 16:34 נֽוּן׃ ס Nun

In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.

Here: Joshua's father. The full formal name gives weight to the old prophecy being recalled.

1 Chronicles 7:27 נ֥וֹן Nun

Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

Nehemiah 8:17 נ֥וּן Nun

The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.