Genesis 14:22:1Gen.14.22.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vaj.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 av-RAM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM ha-ri-MO-ti ya-DI el-Ye-ho-VAH EL el-YON ko-NEH sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, a standard Hebrew wayyiqtol form that introduces direct speech and advances the storyline.
In context — Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:22, 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.14.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.22.W1.S1) and character.