Genesis 18:15:8Gen.18.15.W8TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
vayomer
“{And} He said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /wajˈjoː.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 LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO KI tsa-KHAKT
- sentence
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR LO tsa-KHAK-ti KI ya-RE-a va-YO-mer LO KI tsa-KHAKT
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive verb, vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ introduces the divine reply.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:15
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. Then He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 18:15, 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.18.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.15.W8.S1) and character.