Joshua 20:3:1Josh.20.3.W1TAB
לָנ֥וּ
lanus
“to flee”
- Transliteration
- la-NUS
- Extended
- laa-NOOS
- IPA
- /laːˈnus/
Meaning by language
- English
- to flee
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
la-NUS
- phraseyour reading level
la-NUS SHA-mah
- clause
la-NUS SHA-mah ro-TSE-akh ma-KEH-NE-fesh bish-ga-GAH biv-LI-DA-at
- sentence
la-NUS SHA-mah ro-TSE-akh ma-KEH-NE-fesh bish-ga-GAH biv-LI-DA-at ve-ha-YU la-KHEM le-mik-LAT mig-go-EL ha-DAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the purpose infinitive lanus {לָנ֥וּס | lānûs} followed by the deictic adverb shammah {שָׁ֙מָּה֙ | šāmmāh} to state the intended function of the designated location: “to flee there.”
In context — Joshua 20:3
The manslayer who strikes a person unintentionally without knowledge may flee there, and they shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 20:3, so the Hebrew word לָנ֥וּ (lanus) 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 Josh.20.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.3.W1.S1) and character.