Exodus 14:13:1Exod.14.13.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM al-ti-ra-U hit-ya-tse-VU u-re-U et-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH a-sher-ya-a-SEH la-KHEM ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM al-ti-ra-U hit-ya-tse-VU u-re-U et-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH a-sher-ya-a-SEH la-KHEM ha-YOM KI a-SHER re-i-TEM et-mits-RA-yim ha-YOM LO to-si-FU li-re-o-TAM OD ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ employing the vav-consecutive to link this address to prior events.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say”
In context — Exodus 14:13
And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear. Stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD which He will work for you today . For the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, forever.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:13, 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.14.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.13.W1.S1) and character.