BDB5072 [H5127]

Qal Perfect נָס Num 35:25 +; נַ֫סְתָּה 2Kgs 9:3 נַ֫סְתִּי 1Sam 4:16, etc.; Imperfect יָנוּס Exod 21:13 +; וַיָּנָ֫ס Gen 39:12 +; יְנוּס֑וּן Ps 104:7, etc.; Imperative masculine plural נֻ֫סוּ Jer 48:6 + 4 t. Jeremiah, Zechariah; Infinitive absolute נוֺס 2Sam 18:3 construct לָנוּס (לָנֻס) Gen 19:20 +; Participle נָס Amos 9:1 +; נָסִים Exod 14:27 +; —

1. flee, absolute Gen 39:12; Gen 39:15; Num 16:34 (all J); Josh 10:16 (JE); Lev 26:17; Lev 26:36 (H); figurative of sea Ps 114:3; Ps 114:5 compare Ps 104:7 followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb מָנוֺס Jer 46:5, followed by דֶּרֶךְ Josh 8:15 (J), 2Kgs 9:27 followed by בְּדֶרֶךְ Deut 28:7; Deut 28:25 אֶלנַֿפְשָׁם ׳נ 2Kgs 7:7 flee for their life, בְּרַגְלָיו ׳נ, Judg 4:15 flee on foot; + 44 t. absolute (not elsewhere Hexateuch); followed by אֶלֿ location Deut 4:42; Deut 19:5; Deut 19:11 (D), Num 35:32; Josh 20:4 (both P), Judg 4:17; 1Kgs 2:28; 1Kgs 2:29; Isa 13:14 followed by לְ 1Sam 4:10 + 6 t. + לִקְרָאתוֺ Exod 14:27 (E; not elsewhere Hexateuch); followed by עַד Judg 7:22 + Prov 28:17 (עַדבּֿוֺר, see בּוֺר); followed by עַלֿ Isa 10:3 followed by ָ  ה locative Gen 14:10 + 4 t. J E, Num 35:6 + 6 t. P, Deut 4:42; Deut 19:3; Deut 19:4 (D), + 6 t.; followed by שָׁם Isa 20:6 followed by accusative of location Josh 8:20 (J), + 4 t.; followed by מִמֶּרְחָק Isa 17:13 = far away; followed by מִן from, Josh 20:6 (P), 1Sam 4:16 + 3 t.; מִתּוֺךְ Jer 51:6 especially מִפְּנֵי from before Exod 4:3; Exod 14:25; Num 10:35; Josh 10:11 (all J E), 1Sam 17:24; Jer 48:44 (Qr הַנָּס, > Kt הניס), + 19 t.; followed by לִפְנֵי Josh 7:4; Josh 8:5 (twice in verse); Josh 8:6 (all J), 1Sam 4:17; 2Sam 24:13, מִלִּפְנֵי 1Chr 19:18.

2. escape Amos 9:1 (|| נמלט) so Jer 46:6 hence

3. take flight, depart, disappear, only figurative; Deut 34:7 (JE) his freshness (לֵחֹה vigour) was not gone (|| לֹא כָֽהֲתָה עינו); of shadows (at evening), Song 2:17; Song 4:6 of sorrow etc. Isa 35:10; Isa 51:11.

4. עַלסֿוּס ׳נ Isa 30:16 fly (to the attack) on horseback. Po`lel Perfect Isa 59:19 נֹסֲסָה בּוֺ ׳רוּחַ י the breath of ׳י driveth at it, driveth it on (compare Hiph`il 2). Hithpo`l. Infinitive construct לְהִתְנוֺסֵס מִפְּנֵי Ps 60:6 in order to take flight before the bow (so Vrss Hup-Now Che Bae and others). Hiph`il Perfect הֵנִיס Exod 9:20 Imperfect יָנִיסוּ Deut 32:30 + Judg 7:21 Kt (Qr וַיָּנוּסוּ Qal); Infinitive construct לְתָנִיס Judg 6:11 —

1. put to flight, followed by accusative Deut 32:30 (|| רדף).

2. drive hastily to a safe place Exod 9:20, followed by accusative + אֶלֿ.

3. cause to disappear, hide Judg 6:11 (no object expressed) followed by מִפְּנֵי.