Genesis 17:18:1Gen.17.18.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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM LU yish-ma-EL yikh-YEH le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The narrative clause opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, the standard Hebrew wayyīqtol form that advances the storyline and introduces direct speech, with Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām} as the understood subject.
In context — Genesis 17:18
Abraham said to God , “May Ishmael live before You !”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:18, 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.17.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.18.W1.S1) and character.