Genesis 3:2:1Gen.3.2.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר
vatomer
“{And She} said”
- Transliteration
- va-TO-mer
- Extended
- vah-TOH-mehr
- IPA
- /wat.ˈtoː.mɛr/
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 ha-ish-SHA
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-ish-SHA el-ha-na-KHASH
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-ish-SHA el-ha-na-KHASH mi-pe-RI ets-ha-GAN no-KHEL
Exegesis
The verse begins with vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | wat-tō-ʾmer} ‘and she said,’ a Qal wayyiqtol form that continues the narrative sequence and introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — Genesis 3:2
The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 3:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 3:2, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (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.3.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.3.2.W1.S1) and character.