Jeremiah 14:13:1Jer.14.13.W1TAB
וָאֹמַ֞ר
vaomar
“and I said”
- Transliteration
- va-o-MAR
- Extended
- vaa-oh-MAR
- IPA
- /vaː.ʔoˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-o-MAR
- clause
va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM
- sentence
va-o-MAR a-HAH a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE han-ne-vi-IM o-me-RIM la-HEM lo-ti-re-U KHE-rev ve-ra-AV lo-yih-ye la-KHEM ki-she-LOM e-MET e-TEN la-KHEM bam-ma-KOM haz-ZE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative connective va-omar {וָאֹמַר | wā-ʾō-mar} introducing the prophet’s speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rʾ–m–r
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 14:13
And I said, “Ah, Lord GOD , behold, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be for you, but assured peace I will give you in this place.’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word וָאֹמַ֞ר (vaomar) 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.14.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.13.W1.S1) and character.