Exodus 16:36:1Exod.16.36.W1TAB
וְהָעֹ֕מֶר
vehaomer
“and the omer”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-O-mer
- Extended
- veh-hah-OH-mehr
- IPA
- /və.ha.ˈʕoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the omer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-O-mer
- sentence
ve-ha-O-mer a-si-RIT ha-e-FA HU
Exegesis
The verse is a standalone equational clause introduced by the fronted subject vehaomer {וְהָעֹ֕מֶר | wə-hā-ʿō-mer} “and the omer,” where the concessive vav signals a clarifying statement.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–mem–resh
“to bind sheaves”
In context — Exodus 16:36
Now the omer is one-tenth of the ephah .
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:36, so the Hebrew word וְהָעֹ֕מֶר (vehaomer) 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.16.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.36.W1.S1) and character.