Shelach 13:08 · EXTRA 1 — Hoshea son of Nun (Ephraim) EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

לְמַטֵּ֥ה אֶפְרָ֖יִם הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃

For the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.

Chabad.org — 13:8

Source Citation

Rashi on the later rename (13:16 / Sotah 34b): Moshe prayed יָהּ יוֹשִׁיעֲךָ — here the original name still stands.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text
הוֹשֵׁעַ בִּן נוּן — לְמַטֵּה אֶפְרָיִם.

English: Hoshea son of Nun — for the tribe of Ephraim.

Type of Learning

Naming before the change to Yehoshua.

What Is Learned

TT is silent on this listing; the name Hoshea (“salvation”) is the form Moshe will later expand with the divine Name so that Hashem save him from the spies’ counsel.