Genesis 15:8:1Gen.15.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
vayomar
“{And} he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /waj.jo.ˈmar/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MA e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomar {וַיֹּאמַר | way-yō-mar} ‘and he said’, a vav consecutive form that continues the preceding narrative and signals Abram’s immediate verbal response to the divine promise.
In context — Genesis 15:8
And he said, “Lord GOD , by what shall I know that I will inherit it?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 15:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayomar) 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.15.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.8.W1.S1) and character.