Genesis 39:13:7Gen.39.13.W7TAB

הַחֽוּצָה׃

hakhutsa

outside

Transliteration
ha-khu-TSA
Extended
hah-khoo-TSAA
IPA
/ha.ħuːˈtsaː/

Meaning by language

English
outside

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Result
הַ + חֽוּ + צָה׃
ha + khu + tsa
hakhutsa

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Tsadets as in cats
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-khu-TSA

  2. clause

    va-ya-NAS ha-khu-TSA

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI ki-re-o-TAH ki-a-ZAV big-DO be-ya-DAH va-ya-NAS ha-khu-TSA

Exegesis

The adverbial noun hachutsah {הַחֽוּצָה | ha-ḥû-tsāh} ‘to the outside’ completes the directional sequence, resulting in a concise depiction of Joseph’s escape and her sudden realization.

Root and etymology

ח־ו־צ

outer area

In contextGenesis 39:13

And it happened when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled to the outside .

About this coordinate

Genesis 39:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 39:13, so the Hebrew word הַחֽוּצָה׃ (hakhutsa) 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.39.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.13.W7.S1) and character.