Genesis 14:21:1Gen.14.21.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /waj.ˈjoː.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 me-lekh-se-DOM
- clause
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM el-av-RAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM el-av-RAM ten-LI ha-NE-fesh ve-ha-re-KHUSH kakh-LAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, the standard narrative wayyiqtol form that advances the storyline after Abram’s victory.
In context — Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people , and take the possessions for yourself.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:21, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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 Gen.14.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.21.W1.S1) and character.