Genesis 21:6:1Gen.21.6.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
vatomer
“{And She} said”
- Transliteration
- va-to-MER
- Extended
- vah-toh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vat.toˈmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And She} said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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-to-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-to-MER sa-RA
- clause
va-to-MER sa-RA tse-KHOK a-SA LI e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-to-MER sa-RA tse-KHOK a-SA LI e-lo-HIM kol-ha-sho-ME-a yits-khak-LI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vattomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | wattōʾmer} introducing direct speech in a wayyiqtol narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say; to utter”
In context — Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, “God has given me laughter ; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:6, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (vatomer) 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.21.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.6.W1.S1) and character.