Daniel 8:16:6Dan.8.16.W6TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר
vayohmar
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-yoh-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmaːr/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yoh-MAR
- clause
va-yik-RA va-yoh-MAR gav-REE-EL ha-VEN leh-hal-LAZ et-ha-mar-E
- sentence
va-esh-MA kol-a-DAM BEN oo-LAI va-yik-RA va-yoh-MAR gav-REE-EL ha-VEN leh-hal-LAZ et-ha-mar-E
Exegesis
The sequential vav consecutive verbs wayyiqrā’ {וַיִּקְרָא֙ | wayyiqrāʾ} ‘and he called’ and wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמַ֔ר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introduce the direct address.
In context — Daniel 8:16
And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel , make this one understand the vision .”
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 8:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (vayohmar) 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.8.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.16.W6.S1) and character.