Genesis 16:8:1Gen.16.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֗ר
vayomar
“{And} He said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /waj.joˈmaːr/
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
- clause
va-yo-MAR ha-GAR shif-KHAT sa-RAI ei-miz-ZEH VAT ve-A-na te-le-KHI
- sentence
va-yo-MAR ha-GAR shif-KHAT sa-RAI ei-miz-ZEH VAT ve-A-na te-le-KHI va-TO-mer mi-pe-NEI sa-RAI ge-vir-TI a-no-KHI bo-ra-KHAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמַ֗ר | way-yō-ʾmar}, a waw-consecutive Qal imperfect form used as past tense that transitions the account into direct speech.
In context — Genesis 16:8
And he said, “Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, from where have you come, and where will you go?” She answered, “From the presence of Sarai my mistress , I am fleeing.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 16:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֗ר (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.16.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.8.W1.S1) and character.