Exodus 16:18:2Exod.16.18.W2TAB
בָעֹ֔מֶר
vaomer
“with the omer”
- Transliteration
- va-O-mer
- Extended
- vah-OH-mehr
- IPA
- /va.ˈʕoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the omer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-O-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MOD-du va-O-mer
- clause
va-ya-MOD-du va-O-mer ve-LO he-ed-DEEF ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET LO he-khe-SEER
- sentence
va-ya-MOD-du va-O-mer ve-LO he-ed-DEEF ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET LO he-khe-SEER EESH le-fee-okh-LO la-ka-TU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase baomer {בָּעֹמֶר | bā-ʿō-mer} “by the omer” specifies the fixed measure.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-rayin–mem–resh
“sheaf, measure”
In context — Exodus 16:18
When they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have surplus , and the one who gathered little did not have shortage ; each man gathered according to his eating.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:18, so the Hebrew word בָעֹ֔מֶר (vaomer) 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.16.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.18.W2.S1) and character.