Genesis 18:9:1Gen.18.9.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
vayomru
“{And} they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yom-RU
- Extended
- vah-yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /waj.joːm.ˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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-yom-RU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yom-RU e-LAV
- clause
va-yom-RU e-LAV ai-YEH sa-RA ish-TE-kha
- sentence
va-yom-RU e-LAV ai-YEH sa-RA ish-TE-kha va-YO-mer hin-NEH ba-O-hel
Exegesis
The clause begins with the waw-consecutive verb vayyomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | way-yō-ʾmərû}, marking a shift to direct speech addressed to Abraham through the preceding indirect object elav {אֵלָיו | ʾê-lāw}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 18:9
They inquired of Abraham, “Where is Sarah , your wife?” And he answered, “Behold, she is within the tent .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (vayomru) 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.9.W1.S1) and character.