Exodus 16:25:1Exod.16.25.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /wajˈjoː.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-SHE
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH ha-YOM LO tim-tsa-U-hu ba-sa-DE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and He said’, introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Exodus 16:25
Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is the Sabbath to the LORD ; you will not find it in the field.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:25, 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.16.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.25.W1.S1) and character.