Genesis 18:5:10Gen.18.5.W10TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
vayomeru
“they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-me-RU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-meh-ROO
- IPA
- /waj.joːmə.ˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-me-RU
- clause
va-yo-me-RU KEN ta-a-SE ka-a-SHER dib-bar-TA
- sentence
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem ve-sa-a-DU lib-be-KHEM a-KHAR ta-a-VO-ru ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM al-av-de-KHEM va-yo-me-RU KEN ta-a-SE ka-a-SHER dib-bar-TA
Exegesis
The narrative shifts with vayomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | way-yōm-rû} “and they said,” where ken {כֵּן | kēn} “so” and ka'asher {כַאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} “as” confirm agreement with his proposal. The translation preserves these structures using modal verbs and natural dialogue flow to maintain courtesy and coherence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:5
Let me bring a morsel of bread and refresh your hearts ; afterward you may pass on, for this reason you have passed by your servant. And they said, “So do, as you have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (vayomeru) 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.18.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.5.W10.S1) and character.