Exodus 19:10:1Exod.19.10.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 el-MO-she
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR ve-khib-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The verse employs the wayyiqtol construction vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyoʾmer} to introduce divine speech, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} as the speaker.
In context — Exodus 19:10
The LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people; consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their garments.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:10, 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.10.W1.S1) and character.