2 Chronicles 13:16:12 Chr.13.16.W1TAB
וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ
vayanusu
“and they fled”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-NU-su
- Extended
- vah-yaa-NUU-soo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈnuː.suː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they fled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-NU-su
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-NU-su be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-NU-su be-NEI-yis-ra-EL mip-pe-NEI ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-NU-su be-NEI-yis-ra-EL mip-pe-NEI ye-hu-DA va-yit-NEIM e-lo-HIM be-ya-DAM
Exegesis
The verse is driven by two sequential wayyiqtol verbs, vayanusu {וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ | wayyānusû} ‘and they fled’ followed by vayyitnem {וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם | wayyittənēm} ‘and he gave them,’ creating a rapid cause-and-result movement in the battle narrative.
Root and etymology
consonantsNun–Vav–Samekh
“to flee”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:16
And the sons of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into their hand .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 13:16, so the Hebrew word וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ (vayanusu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.16.W1.S1) and character.