Isaiah 39:8:1Isa.39.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer KI yih-ye-YE sha-LOM ve-e-MET be-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The verse unfolds in two sequential speeches introduced by vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, with the vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect marking narrative progression.
In context — Isaiah 39:8
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken.” And he said, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 39:8, 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 Isa.39.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.8.W1.S1) and character.