Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yaakov Stein" <yaakov_s AT rad.com>]

The names of the spies in Numbers 13 
(with the exception of the well-known Yehoshua and Caleb)
seem to be somewhat different than names encountered before
(e.g. the names of the princes earlier in Numbers).
They are mostly shorter, often end in Y (rather than )L or )B or $DY), 
and certainly more cryptic.
 
Two, in particular, hint at "secretness"  SODY and STUR.
 
Could these names be code names, like 007 ?
Or are these simply names of the younger generation ?
 
Yaakov (J) Stein