Deuteronomy 18:17:1Deut.18.17.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
vayomer
“And said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoː-MEHR
- IPA
- /vajːoˈmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- And 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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
Exegesis
The Hebrew text begins with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, which introduces the direct divine speech.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:17
And the LORD said to me, “They have done well regarding what they have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:17, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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 Deut.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.17.W1.S1) and character.