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(Heb. id. ðåּï . [once Nun, ðåֹï , 1Ch_7:27, A. V. “Non”], having branches or descendants:; in the Syriac and Chaldee, a fish, because of its prolificness; Sept. Íáõή v. r. Íáâή , ÍáâÝ ), an Israelite of the tribe of Ephraim (B.C. cir. 1630); father of Joshua, the great leader of Israel, who is usually called Joshua Bin-Nun ( áֵּïàּðåּï , not áֶּïàּ ), the son of Nun, e.g. Num_11:28; Num_14:6. Of the life of Nun no accounit is given. Some of the early English versions write the name Naue, after the Sept. Íáõή , which Gesenius (Thes. 2:864) thinks an error of transcription for Naun Íáῦí ; but Ewald (Isr. Gesch. 2:226) thinks to be taken from another pointing in the Hebrew ( íðָéֵï nayen), or perhaps.it is an omission of the final N. SEE JOSHUA.