Exodus 16:19:1Exod.16.19.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH a-le-HEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH a-le-HEM EESH al-yo-TER mim-ME-nu ad-BO-ker
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, which continues the narrative.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Exodus 16:19
Moses said to them, “Let no man leave any of it remaining until morning .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:19, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.16.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.19.W1.S1) and character.