Genesis 46:2:9Gen.46.2.W9TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
vayomer
“{And} He said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /waj.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
- clause
va-YO-mer hin-NE-ni
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV va-YO-mer hin-NE-ni
Exegesis
The verse unfolds through a sequence of wayyiqtol clauses introduced by way-yō-ʾmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-ʾmer}, creating a call-and-response pattern.
Root and etymology
aleph-mem-reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Genesis 46:2
God communicated to Israel in visions at night, declaring, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he responded, “Here I am.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 46:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 46:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (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.46.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.46.2.W9.S1) and character.