Genesis 19:7:1Gen.19.7.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
vayomar
“{And} he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /waj.joː.ˈmar/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yo-MAR al-NA a-KHAI ta-re-U
Exegesis
The narrative verb vayyomer {וַיֹּאמַר | wayyōʾmar} employs the wayyiqtol form to introduce direct speech and propel the narrative.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 19:7
He said, “No, please, my brothers ; do not commit wicked acts .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 19:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayomar) 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.19.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.7.W1.S1) and character.