Genesis 19:21:1Gen.19.21.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“He said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /waj.ˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-LAV
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV hi-NEH na-SA-ti fa-NE-kha GAM la-da-VAR ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV hi-NEH na-SA-ti fa-NE-kha GAM la-da-VAR ha-ZEH le-vil-TI hof-KI et-ha-IR a-SHER di-BAR-ta
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative formula vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘And He said’, resuming the dialogue.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 19:21
And He said to him, “Behold, I have shown favor to you also concerning this matter , so that I will not overthrow the city which you have spoken of.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.19.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.21.W1.S1) and character.