Daniel 2:3:1Dan.2.3.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
wayomer
“said”
- Transliteration
- wa-YO-mer
- Extended
- wah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /wajˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
wa-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
wa-YO-mer la-HEM
- clause
wa-YO-mer la-HEM ham-ME-lekh kha-LOM kha-LAM-tee
- sentence
wa-YO-mer la-HEM ham-ME-lekh kha-LOM kha-LAM-tee vat-ti-PA-em roo-KHEE la-DA-at et-ha-kha-LOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative vav-consecutive wayyiqtol vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Daniel 2:3
And the king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (wayomer) 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.2.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.3.W1.S1) and character.