Exodus 15:1:8Exod.15.1.W8TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ
vayomroo
“{And} they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yom-ROO
- Extended
- vah-yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.joːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yom-ROO
- clause
AZ ya-SHIR-MO-sheh u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL et-ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT la-ye-ho-VAH va-yom-ROO leh-MOR
- sentence
AZ ya-SHIR-MO-sheh u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL et-ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT la-ye-ho-VAH va-yom-ROO leh-MOR a-shi-RA la-ye-ho-VAH ki-ga-OH ga-AA SOOS ve-ROKH-vo ra-MA ba-YAM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive vayomeru le-emor {וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר | wayyōmerû lêʾōmor} signals the introduction of direct speech.
In context — Exodus 15:1
Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the LORD , saying, “I will sing to the LORD, because He has risen in victory; He has flung the horse and its rider into the sea.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 15:1, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (vayomroo) 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.15.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.1.W8.S1) and character.