Genesis 16:9:1Gen.16.9.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 LAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH ve-hit-a-NI TA-khat ya-DE-ha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, a vav-consecutive Qal wayyiqtol that advances the storyline and introduces direct speech.
In context — Genesis 16:9
The angel of the LORD said to her, “Go back to your mistress and submit yourself under her hands.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 16:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.16.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.9.W1.S1) and character.