Exodus 16:28:1Exod.16.28.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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ad-A-na me-an-TEM lish-MOR mits-vo-TAI ve-to-ro-TAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-ʾmer} introducing divine speech in the wayyiqtol form.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Exodus 16:28
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you persist in refusing to uphold My commandments and My instructions?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:28, 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.16.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.28.W1.S1) and character.