Exodus 14:25:9Exod.14.25.W9TAB
אָנ֙וּסָה֙
anusa
“let us flee”
- Transliteration
- a-nu-SA
- Extended
- ah-noo-SAA
- IPA
- /ʔaː.nuˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let us flee
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-nu-SA
- clause
va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The cohortative anusah {אָנ֙וּסָה֙ | ʾānûsāh} ‘let us flee’ conveys collective panic.
In context — Exodus 14:25
And He removed the wheels of their chariots, so that they drove with difficulty. And Egypt said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 14:25, so the Hebrew word אָנ֙וּסָה֙ (anusa) 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 Exod.14.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.25.W9.S1) and character.