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Nun (other)
A nun is a member of a religious community of women. Nun, Nuns or NUN may also refer to: * Nun (band), an Australian music group * Nun (biblical figure) * Nun (letter), in many Semitic alphabets * Nun languages, a group of Eastern Grassfields languages * Nun pigeon * Nun River, Nigeria * Nun, another term for the Egyptian god Nu * Nun, a mountain of the Nun Kun massif in Kashmir, India * Nun, the fish '' Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus'' * NUN, IATA code for Saufley Field airport, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. * NUN, National Rail station code for Nuneaton railway station, UK * ', a Latin abbreviation for the nundinae The nundinae (), sometimes anglicized to nundines,. were the market days of the ancient Roman calendar, forming a kind of weekend including, for a certain period, rest from work for the ruling class (patricians). The nundinal cycle, market w ... market days See also * The Nun (other) * Nunn (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nun (band)
Nun is a Melbourne-based synth punk band formed in 2011. They have released two albums. History Nun started as a recording project as part of Tom Hardisty's studies at RMIT in 2011, with Steven Harris, Hugh Young, and Jenny Branagan joining as the project grew. Solvents / Nun The band released their first single ''Solvents'' on Nihilistic Orbs in 2012, which was followed by their debut self-titled album ''Nun'' in 2014, released by Aarght Records in Australia, Avant! in Italy, and HoZac Records in America. While recording their album the band where highlighted in Jimi Kritzler's book ''Noise in My Head: Voices from the Ugly Australian Underground''. The book features interviews with several independent and underground bands, and was celebrated for its focus on notable Australian musicians who may not have received enough mainstream press. Nun's debut album was reviewed around the world, with praise in Australia from national newspaper the '' Herald Sun'' and popular musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nun (biblical Figure)
Nun ( Hebrew: נוּן ''Nūn'', 'Perpetuity'), in the Hebrew Bible, was a man from the Tribe of Ephraim, grandson of Ammihud, son of Elishama, and father of Joshua (). Biblical context Nun grew up in and may have lived his entire life in the Israelites' Egyptian captivity, where the Egyptians "made life bitter for them with harsh labor at mortar and bricks and with all sorts of tasks in the field" (). In Aramaic, "nun" means "fish". Thus the Midrash tells: " e son of him whose name was as the name of a fish would lead them he Israelitesinto the land" (Genesis Rabba 97:3). Traditional tomb A Jewish tradition places Nun's tomb near that of his son Joshua who, according to , is buried in Timnat Serah Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah ( he, תמנת חרס), later Thamna, was the town given by the Israelites to Joshua according to the Hebrew Bible. He requested it and the people gave it to him "at the order of the Lord". He built up the town an ... whereas in it is mention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
