אִנּוּן
in.nun (H1992)
they
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# Analysis of אִנּוּן (innun) — "They" The Hebrew word אִנּוּן (innun) functions as a third-person plural pronoun meaning "they." With 552 occurrences throughout the biblical text, it ranks among the most frequently used pronouns in Hebrew scripture, indicating its fundamental role in basic grammatical structure rather than specialized theological significance. Its prevalence reflects its essential function in any extended narrative or discourse where multiple subjects must be referenced. As a simple demonstrative or personal pronoun, אִנּוּן serves the standard linguistic purpose of maintaining coherence and clarity in biblical narratives, legal codes, and poetic passages. The sheer frequency of its occurrence across 552 instances suggests it appears regularly across diverse biblical genres and contexts—from historical narratives to legal material to wisdom literature. Its ubiquity makes it one of the building blocks of biblical Hebrew communication, enabling writers to construct grammatically coherent passages without constant repetition of proper nouns or specific noun phrases. The significance of this word lies not in any unique semantic content or theological weight, but rather in its demonstration of how biblical Hebrew relies on standard pronominal systems to construct meaning. Understanding אִנּוּן is prerequisite to basic biblical literacy, as readers constantly encounter it when following narratives involving multiple characters, groups, or entities. Its 552 occurrences underscore
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Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God’s sons came in to men’s daughters and had children with them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
they, and every animal after its kind, all the livestock after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.
One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. At that time, he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. They were allies of Abram.
I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.
“These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.
Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.
Won’t their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let’s give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”
He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.
Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.
They didn’t know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
As they emptied their sacks, behold, each man’s bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?
Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.
Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”
In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
“You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
You shall require from them the number of the bricks which they made before. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to our God.’
These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.
Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments.
Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground they are on.
Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.’
When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.
Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through; whether it is animal or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come up to the mountain.”
Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat of it, because they are holy.
Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides. They were written on one side and on the other.
The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
They received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, with which to make it. They kept bringing free will offerings to him every morning.
All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which he did.
The sockets for the pillars were of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. Their capitals were overlaid with silver. All the pillars of the court had silver bands.
Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.
All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas and rivers, all that move in the waters, and all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,
“ ‘You shall detest these among the birds; they shall not be eaten because they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
“ ‘Every animal which has a split hoof that isn’t completely divided, or doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.
Everything whereupon part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.
Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
He shall put on the holy linen tunic. He shall have the linen trousers on his body, and shall put on the linen sash, and he shall be clothed with the linen turban. They are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water, and put them on.
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