נוּס

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

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

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

3. take flight, depart, disappear, only figurative; 5 Mos 34,7 (JE) his freshness (לֵחֹה vigour) was not gone (|| לֹא כָֽהֲתָה עינו); of shadows (at evening), Hoj 2,17; Hoj 4,6 of sorrow etc. Es 35,10; Es 51,11.

4. עַלסֿוּס ׳נ Es 30,16 fly (to the attack) on horseback. Po`lel Perfect Es 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 Sl 60,6 in order to take flight before the bow (so Vrss Hup-Now Che Bae and others). Hiph`il Perfect הֵנִיס 2 Mos 9,20 Imperfect יָנִיסוּ 5 Mos 32,30 + Dom 7,21 Kt (Qr וַיָּנוּסוּ Qal); Infinitive construct לְתָנִיס Dom 6,11 —

1. put to flight, followed by accusative 5 Mos 32,30 (|| רדף).

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

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