Nun expresses the wish that a name continue or spread onward in Psalm 72:17.

The attested use expresses a jussive wish that a name continue or spread onward before the sun in Psalm 72:17.

1. May a name continue onward · dominant

   In Psalm 72:17, the two supplied forms occur in clauses concerning the enduring name: first “May his name be forever,” then “before the sun may his name propagate.” Both are tagged Hiphil jussive, third masculine singular, and the APB presents the clause as a wish for the name’s ongoing propagation.

   Psalm 72:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 72:17, the APB renders the relevant clause “before the sun may his name propagate”; It cannot isolate each supplied form separately.