Genesis 21:24:1Gen.21.24.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
vayomer
“{And He} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vaj.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
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM a-no-KHI i-sha-VE-a
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way-yō-ʾmer}, a wayyiqtol narrative verb introducing direct speech and continuing the storyline.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Genesis 21:24
Abraham said, “I myself will swear.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:24, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.21.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.24.W1.S1) and character.