These areאֵלֶּהthe namesשְׁמוֹתof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhomאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהsentשָׁלַחto exploreלָתוּרthe land.אֶת הָאָרֶץAnd Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהcalledיִּקְרָאHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁעַsonבִּןof NunנוּןJoshua.יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
Numbers 13:16
Study it in the app“These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun Joshua.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 13:16, word by word
- the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- sentשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- to exploreתוּרtur
explore
To go through a land to learn about it.
Where else “tur” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- Hosheaהוֹשֵׁעַhoshea
Hoshea
Hoshea, the first name of Joshua son of Nun; other men bear it later, among them the prophet Hosea. It means "salvation" or "deliverer."
Where else “hoshea” appears- sonבִּןbin
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appears- of Nunנוּןnun
Nun
Nun, the father of Joshua.
Where else “nun” appears- Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears
Translation note
Hoshea means “salvation”; Joshua (Yehoshua), “YHWH is salvation.” In Greek this name is “Jesus.”
The context
15of the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
16 · This verse (above)
17Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up this way into the Negev, and go up into the hill country,