Exodus 20:19:1Exod.20.19.W1TAB
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
vahyohmruu
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- vah-yoh-MRUU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MRUU
- IPA
- /vajːoːmˈruː/
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
vah-yoh-MRUU
- clause
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah
- sentence
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayomeru {וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | wayyōʾmerû} ‘and they said’, a Qal prefix-conjugation (wayyiqtol) form that introduces the people’s speech.
In context — Exodus 20:19
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 20:19, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (vahyohmruu) 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.20.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.19.W1.S1) and character.