Genesis 18:9:6Gen.18.9.W6TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
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 hin-NEH ba-O-hel
- sentence
va-yom-RU e-LAV ai-YEH sa-RA ish-TE-kha va-YO-mer hin-NEH ba-O-hel
Exegesis
Abraham’s reply begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-ʾmer}, another waw-consecutive, followed by hinneh {הִנֵּה | hin-nēh}, which functions to draw the listener’s attention.
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 18:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (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.18.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.9.W6.S1) and character.