Genesis 16:6:1Gen.16.6.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer av-RAM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-sa-RAI hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH be-ya-DEKH a-si-LAH ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-sa-RAI hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH be-ya-DEKH a-si-LAH ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh va-te-a-NE-ha sa-RAI va-tiv-RAKH mip-pa-NE-ha
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the prefixed imperfect verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech.
In context — Genesis 16:6
And Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave-woman is in your hand; do to her what is good in your eyes.” Then Sarai afflicted her, and Hagar fled from her presence.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 16:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.16.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.6.W1.S1) and character.