Exodus 19:15:1Exod.19.15.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
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
- clause
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM al-tig-SHU el-ish-SHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative formula vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֙ | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, a Qal wayyiqtol marking sequential narrative and introducing Moses’ speech.
In context — Exodus 19:15
Moses said to the people, “Be prepared for three days; refrain from drawing near to a woman.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:15, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.19.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.15.W1.S1) and character.