Ezekiel 20:29:1Ezek.20.29.W1TAB
וָאֹמַ֣ר
vaomar
“and I said”
- Transliteration
- va-o-MAR
- Extended
- vaa-oh-MAHR
- IPA
- /vaʔoˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-o-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-o-MAR a-le-HEM
- clause
va-o-MAR a-le-HEM MA ha-ba-MA a-SHER-a-TEM ha-ba-IM SHAM
- sentence
va-o-MAR a-le-HEM MA ha-ba-MA a-SHER-a-TEM ha-ba-IM SHAM va-yik-ka-RE she-MA ba-MA AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative connector va’omar {וָאֹמַר | wā-ʾō-mar} ‘and I said,’ which introduces direct speech directed to the audience marked by alehem {אֲלֵהֶם | ʾă-lê-hem} ‘to them.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Ezekiel 20:29
And I said to them, "What is Bamah to which you are coming ?" So its name has been called Bamah up to this day.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:29, so the Hebrew word וָאֹמַ֣ר (vaomar) 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 Ezek.20.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.29.W1.S1) and character.