1 Chronicles 16:36:81 Chr.16.36.W8TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-me-RU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-meh-RUU
- IPA
- /vaj.joːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they said
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-me-RU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU khol-ha-AM
- clause
va-yo-me-RU khol-ha-AM a-MEN ve-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL min-ha-o-LAM ve-AD ha-o-LAM va-yo-me-RU khol-ha-AM a-MEN ve-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive in va-yomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōʾmərū} introduces the corporate response, where kol-ha-am {כָּל־הָעָם֙ | kol-hā-ʿām} linked by maqqef unites “all the people.”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:36
Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , from everlasting to everlasting. And all the people said, “Amen,” and gave praise to the LORD.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:36:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 16:36, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (vayomeru) 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 1 Chr.16.36.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.36.W8.S1) and character.