Genesis 49:1:4Gen.49.1.W4TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /wajˈjoː.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 he-as-FU ve-ag-GI-da la-KHEM ET a-sher-yik-RA et-KHEM be-a-kha-RIT ha-ya-MIM
- sentence
va-yik-RA ya-a-KOV el-ba-NAV va-YO-mer he-as-FU ve-ag-GI-da la-KHEM ET a-sher-yik-RA et-KHEM be-a-kha-RIT ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
A second wayyiqtol, vayomer {וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, introduces the direct speech.
In context — Genesis 49:1
Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the end of the days .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 49:1, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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.49.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.1.W4.S1) and character.