Daniel 1:3:1Dan.1.3.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjo.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh le-ash-pe-NAZ RAV sa-ri-SAV
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh le-ash-pe-NAZ RAV sa-ri-SAV le-ha-VI mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-miz-ZE-RA ha-me-lu-KHAA u-min-ha-par-teh-MEEM
Exegesis
The narrative verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} begins with a vav-consecutive, advancing the account.
In context — Daniel 1:3
The king directed Ashpenaz , chief of his eunuchs , to bring some from among the Israelites, including those from the royal line and the noble class.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 1:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) 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 Dan.1.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.3.W1.S1) and character.