Genesis 19:12:1Gen.19.12.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
vayomeru
“{And They} said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-me-RU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-meh-ROO
- IPA
- /waj.joːʔ.mə.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 | 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM
- clause
va-yo-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM el-LOT OD mi-le-KHA FO kha-TAN u-va-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-KHOL a-sher-le-KHA ba-IR
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM el-LOT OD mi-le-KHA FO kha-TAN u-va-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-KHOL a-sher-le-KHA ba-IR ho-TSE min-ha-ma-KOM
Exegesis
vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ | way-yōmrû} ‘and they said’ is a wayyiqtol form that introduces direct speech by ha-anashim {הָאֲנָשִׁים | hā·ʾa·nā·šîm}, here understood as angelic messengers.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 19:12
Then the men said to Lot, “Do you still have anyone here—your son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and anyone who belongs to you in the city? Bring them out of this place.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:12, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (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.19.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.12.W1.S1) and character.