Genesis 19:2:14Gen.19.2.W14TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
vayomru
“{And} they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yom-RU
- Extended
- vah-yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.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 LO
- clause
va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
- sentence
va-YO-mer hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI SU-ru NA el-BET av-de-KHEM ve-LI-nu ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM ve-hish-kam-TEM va-ha-lakh-TEM le-dar-ke-KHEM va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
Exegesis
The narrative returns with vayomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōʾmərû} ‘and they said,’ whose emphatic negative lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘no’ and contrastive ki {כִּי | kî} ‘but’ heighten the refusal.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 19:2
He said, “Please, my lords , turn aside to your servant’s house, stay the night, and wash your feet . Then you may rise early in the morning and go on your way.” But they replied, “No; we will stay the night in the public square.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Genesis 19:2, 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.19.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.2.W14.S1) and character.