5125. nun
Berean Strong's Lexicon
nun: To propagate, increase, continue

Original Word: נוּן
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nun
Pronunciation: noon
Phonetic Spelling: (noon)
Definition: To propagate, increase, continue
Meaning: to resprout, propagate by shoots, to be perpetual

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While the specific verb form "nun" is not frequently used in the Hebrew Bible, the concept it represents is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. The idea of lineage and continuation is central to many biblical narratives, such as God's promises to Abraham about his descendants (Genesis 15:5) and the genealogies that trace the lineage of key biblical figures.

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: The Greek equivalent concepts can be found in words like "γεννάω" (gennao - to beget, to bring forth) and "διαμένω" (diameno - to remain, to continue), which carry similar meanings of continuation and propagation.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "nun" primarily conveys the idea of perpetuation or continuation, often in the context of lineage or posterity.

Cultural and Historical Background: It suggests the concept of enduring or extending life, whether through descendants or through the continuation of a name or legacy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to propagate, increase
NASB Translation
increase (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[נוּן, נִין] verb propagate, increase (si vera lectio) ( > denominative from נין Hup-Now SS; — Late Hebrew נוּן = fish, so Aramaic נוּנָא, , Assyrian nunu; —

Qal or

Hiph`il ?) Imperfect ינין Kt; >

Niph`al ינּוֺן Qr Psalm 72:17 let his name have increase (or, if Niph`al, be propagated, spread); but dubious, Vrss perhaps יִכּוֺן be established, endure.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be continued

A primitive root; to resprout, i.e. Propagate by shoots; figuratively, to be perpetual -- be continued.

Forms and Transliterations
יִנֹּ֪ון ינון yin·nō·wn yinNon yinnōwn
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 72:17
HEB: [יָנִין כ] (יִנֹּ֪ון ק) שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ
NAS: May his name increase as long
KJV: his name shall be continued as long as
INT: long as the sun be continued may his name and let bless

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Strong's Hebrew 5125
1 Occurrence


yin·nō·wn — 1 Occ.
















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