Jeremiah 14:11:1Jer.14.11.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-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI al-tit-pal-LEL be-ad-ha-AM ha-ZE le-to-VA
Exegesis
The verse opens with way-yō-mer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ a wayyiqtol narrative form that introduces divine speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rʾ–m–r
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 14:11
And the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for this people for their good .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:11, 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 Jer.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.11.W1.S1) and character.