Genesis 18:23:3Gen.18.23.W3TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
vayomar
“{And} he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAAR
- IPA
- /waj.joː.ˈmaːr/
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-yig-GASH av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yig-GASH av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR ha-AF tis-PE tsa-DIK im-ra-SHA
Exegesis
The proper name Avraham {אַבְרָהָם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām} precedes the qal imperfect vayomar {וַיֹּאמַר | way-yō-mar}, creating a compact narrative step: approach then speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:23
And Abraham approached and said, “Will You truly blot out the righteous alongside the wicked?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:23, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (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.18.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.23.W3.S1) and character.