נוּן

nun

to propagate

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Strong’s H5125Verb1 time in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Psalms1

Translated as

may it increase1

In the text

Psalm 72:17יִנּוֹן
May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נוּן, נִין] vb. propagate, increase;—Qal (or Hiph. ?) Impf. ינין Kt; > Niph. ינּוֹן Qr ψ 72:17 let his name have increase (or, if Niph., be propagated, spread); but dub.

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.