Exodus 19:21:1Exod.19.21.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmeːr/
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
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE RED ha-ED ba-AM
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE RED ha-ED ba-AM pen-ye-her-SU el-ye-ho-VAH lir-OT ve-na-FAL mih-me-NU RAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-ʾmer} ‘and He said’, a sequential waw narrative verb introducing divine speech at Sinai.
In context — Exodus 19:21
And the LORD said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people so they do not break through to the LORD to see, and many of them perish.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:21, 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.19.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.21.W1.S1) and character.