Proverbs 28:17:5Prov.28.17.W5TAB
יָ֝נ֗וּ
yanus
“he will flee”
- Transliteration
- ya-NUS
- Extended
- yaa-NOOS
- IPA
- /jaˈnuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will flee
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ya-NUS
- phraseyour reading level
A-dam a-SHUK be-DAM-NA-fesh ad-BOR ya-NUS
- sentence
A-dam a-SHUK be-DAM-NA-fesh ad-BOR ya-NUS al-yit-me-KHU-VO
Exegesis
The phrase ad-bor {עַד־בּוֹר | ʿad bôr} ‘until pit’ establishes a limit, leading to yanus {יָנוּס | yā·nûs} ‘he will flee’, a future flight.
In context — Proverbs 28:17
A man burdened by blood will flee to the pit ; let no one support him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:17, so the Hebrew word יָ֝נ֗וּ (yanus) 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 Prov.28.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.17.W5.S1) and character.