Genesis 47:9:1Gen.47.9.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“{And} said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} 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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV
- clause
va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV el-par-O ye-MEI she-NEI me-gu-RAI she-lo-SHIM u-me-AT sha-NA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV el-par-O ye-MEI she-NEI me-gu-RAI she-lo-SHIM u-me-AT sha-NA me-AT ve-ra-IM ha-YU ye-MEI she-NEI khai-YAI ve-LO hi-SI-gu et-ye-MEI she-NEI khai-YEI a-vo-TAI bi-MEI me-gu-REI-hem
Exegesis
The narrative continues with the wayyiqtol form vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing Jacob {יַעֲקֹב | ya-ʿă-qōv} speaking to Pharaoh {פַּרְעֹה | par-ʿōh}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Genesis 47:9
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days comprising the years I have sojourned total one hundred and thirty. My days have been few and distressing , and they have not reached the span of years that my fathers experienced in their days of sojourning.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 47:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 47:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.47.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.47.9.W1.S1) and character.