Exodus 14:26:1Exod.14.26.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjoː.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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM ve-ya-SHU-vu ha-MA-yim al-mits-RA-yim al-rikh-BO ve-al-pa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the discourse marker vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, a vav-consecutive imperfect that signals sequential divine speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say”
In context — Exodus 14:26
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and the waters will return upon Egypt, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:26, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.14.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.26.W1.S1) and character.