Exodus 13:3:1Exod.13.3.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH ve-LO ye-a-KHEL khah-METS
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wā·yō·mer} ‘and he said’, marking the narrative shift to Moses’ address.
In context — Exodus 13:3
Moses said to the people, “Remember this day—the day you came out from Egypt, from the house of slaves—for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out from here; therefore you must not eat any leaven.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 13:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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 Exod.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.3.W1.S1) and character.