Genesis 18:6:5Gen.18.6.W5TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
vayomer
“{And} he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /waj.ˈjoː.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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- clause
va-YO-mer ma-ha-RI she-LOSH se-IM KE-makh SO-let LU-shi va-a-SI u-GOT
- sentence
va-ye-ma-HER av-ra-HAM ha-O-he-la el-sa-RA va-YO-mer ma-ha-RI she-LOSH se-IM KE-makh SO-let LU-shi va-a-SI u-GOT
Exegesis
The verse uses sequential vav-consecutive verbs to create rapid narrative movement, with vayemaher {וַיְמַהֵר | way-mă-hēr} “and he hurried” and vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} “and he said.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hurried to the tent to Sarah, and he said, “Hurry , take three seahs of fine flour , knead it, and make cakes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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.18.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.6.W5.S1) and character.