Exodus 16:23:1Exod.16.23.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“{And} he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /waj.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 a-le-HEM
- clause
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM HU a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH sha-ba-TON sha-bat-KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH ma-KHAR
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM HU a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH sha-ba-TON sha-bat-KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH ma-KHAR ET a-sher-to-FU e-FU ve-ET a-sher-te-va-she-LU ba-SHE-lu ve-ET kol-ha-o-DEF ha-NI-khu la-KHEM le-mish-ME-ret ad-ha-BO-ker
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect introducing Moses’ address.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Exodus 16:23
And he said to them, “This is what the LORD has declared: ‘Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you will bake, and boil what you will boil; and all the surplus, set it aside for your safekeeping until morning.’”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:23, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.16.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.23.W1.S1) and character.