Exodus 20:22:1Exod.20.22.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /wajˈjoː.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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yōʾmer} ‘and he said’, a wayyiqtol form that introduces a new divine speech act.
In context — Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: You yourselves have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 20:22, 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.20.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.22.W1.S1) and character.