Exodus 16:6:1Exod.16.6.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“{And They} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /waj.ˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And They} 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-SHEH
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-kal-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-kal-be-NEI yis-ra-EL E-rev vi-da-TEM KI Ye-ho-VAH ho-TSI et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The narrative verb vayyomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wā-yō-mer} introduces direct speech and advances the plot, with the conjunction waw creating a sequential transition.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Exodus 16:6
Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “When evening comes, you will know that the LORD brought you out from the land of Egypt .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:6, 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.16.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.6.W1.S1) and character.