Exodus 19:8:4Exod.19.8.W4TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
vayomru
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yom-RU
- Extended
- vah-yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.joːm.ˈruː/
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yom-RU
- clause
va-ya-a-NU khol-ha-AM yakh-DAV va-yom-RU KOL a-sher-dih-BEHR Ye-ho-VAH na-a-SEH
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU khol-ha-AM yakh-DAV va-yom-RU KOL a-sher-dih-BEHR Ye-ho-VAH na-a-SEH va-ya-SHEV mo-SHEH et-div-REE ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The sequence continues with vayomru {וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way-yōm-rû} “and they said,” introducing direct speech.
In context — Exodus 19:8
All the people answered as one and said, “Everything that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” And Moses brought the people’s words back to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (vayomru) 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.19.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.8.W4.S1) and character.