Genesis 39:18:8Gen.39.18.W8TAB
וַיָּ֥נָ
vayanos
“he fled”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-nos
- Extended
- vah-YAA-nohs
- IPA
- /waj.ˈjaː.nɔs/
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-nos
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-nos ha-khu-TSA
- clause
va-ya-a-ZOV big-DO ets-LI va-YA-nos ha-khu-TSA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-ha-ri-MI ko-LI va-ek-RA va-ya-a-ZOV big-DO ets-LI va-YA-nos ha-khu-TSA
Exegesis
The successive wayyiqtol verbs vaya‘azov {וַיַּעֲזֹב | way-ya-ʿă-zōv} ‘and he left’ and vayanas {וַיָּ֥נָס | way-yā-nās} ‘and he fled’ create a rapid sequence, portraying Joseph’s abrupt departure.
Root and etymology
n-w-snun–vav–samekh
“to flee, escape”
In context — Genesis 39:18
And it happened, as I lifted up my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 39:18, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֥נָ (vayanos) 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.39.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.18.W8.S1) and character.