Isaiah 39:5:1Isa.39.5.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ye-sha-ya-HU
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-sha-ya-HU el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-ya-HU el-khiz-ki-YA-hu she-MA de-var-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ signaling the transition into prophetic declaration.
In context — Isaiah 39:5
And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 39:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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 Isa.39.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.5.W1.S1) and character.