Genesis 18:30:10Gen.18.30.W10TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
vayomer
“{And} he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /waj.joˈmɛr/
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 LO e-e-SE im-em-TSA SHAM she-lo-SHIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-da-BE-ra u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM she-lo-SHIM va-yo-MER LO e-e-SE im-em-TSA SHAM she-lo-SHIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, continuing the dialogue chain between Abraham and the Lord.
The repetition of vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’ marks the responsive divine turn.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:30
And he said, “Please, do not let Your anger burn, O Lord , and let me speak. Perhaps thirty will be found there.” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:30:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:30, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.18.30.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.30.W10.S1) and character.