Genesis 18:27:3Gen.18.27.W3TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
vayomar
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /waj.joː.ˈmar/
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-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative wayyiqtol chain vaya'an {וַיַּעַן | way-yaʿan} ‘and he answered’ followed by vayomar {וַיֹּאמַר | way-yō-mar} ‘and he said’, a conventional pairing that introduces direct speech while highlighting Abraham as the speaking subject.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord , though I am dust and ashes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:27, 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.18.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.27.W3.S1) and character.