Genesis 39:12:9Gen.39.12.W9TAB
וַיָּ֖נָ
vayanas
“he fled”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-NAS
- Extended
- vah-yah-NAAS
- IPA
- /waj.jaˈnaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-NAS
- clause
va-ya-a-ZOV big-DO be-ya-DAH va-ya-NAS va-ye-TSE ha-khu-TSA
- sentence
va-tit-pe-SE-hu be-vig-DO le-MOR shikh-VA im-MI va-ya-a-ZOV big-DO be-ya-DAH va-ya-NAS va-ye-TSE ha-khu-TSA
Exegesis
The sequence continues with vayyanas {וַיָּ֖נָס | way-yā-nās} ‘and he fled’ and vayetse {וַיֵּצֵ֥א | way-yê-ṣê} ‘and he went out’, culminating in hakhutsah {הַחֽוּצָה | ha-ḥû-ṣāh} ‘outside’, marking complete departure. This preserves the original verb sequence and narrative tension.
Root and etymology
n-w-snun–vav–samekh
“to flee, escape”
In context — Genesis 39:12
She seized him by his garment , saying, “Lie with me,” but he left his garment in her hand, and he fled and went outside .
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 39:12, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֖נָ (vayanas) 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 Gen.39.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.12.W9.S1) and character.