Exodus 16:33:1Exod.16.33.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /waj.joˈmɛr/
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 el-a-ha-RON KAKH tsin-TSE-net a-KHAT ve-ten-SHAM-ma meh-lo-ha-O-mer MAN
- sentence
va-yo-MER mo-SHE el-a-ha-RON KAKH tsin-TSE-net a-KHAT ve-ten-SHAM-ma meh-lo-ha-O-mer MAN ve-ha-NAKH o-TO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-mish-MEH-ret le-do-ro-TEI-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the reporting clause vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, marking the introduction of direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Exodus 16:33
And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, put in it a full omer of manna, and set it before the LORD for safekeeping for your generations.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:33, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.16.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.33.W1.S1) and character.