Genesis 18:10:1Gen.18.10.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
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
- clause
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at PE-takh ha-O-hel ve-HU a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-ʾmer} ‘and he said’, a standard narrative verb introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:10
And He said, “Returning I will return to you at the appointed time of life; and behold, a son for Sarah your wife.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:10, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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.18.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.10.W1.S1) and character.