Jeremiah 20:3:7Jer.20.3.W7TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔɛːmɛr/
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 e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV yir-me-YA-hu LO fash-KHUR ka-RA ye-ho-VAH she-MEKH-kha KI im-ma-GOR mis-sa-VIV
- sentence
va-ye-HI mim-ma-kho-RAT va-yo-TSE fash-khur et-yir-me-YA-hu min-ha-ma-he-PE-khet va-yo-MER e-LAV yir-me-YA-hu LO fash-KHUR ka-RA ye-ho-VAH she-MEKH-kha KI im-ma-GOR mis-sa-VIV
Exegesis
A second wayyiqtol verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wa-yō-mer} introduces direct speech, with elav {אֵלָ֜יו | ʾê-lāw} ‘to him’ as the addressee marker.
Root and etymology
“speak”
In context — Jeremiah 20:3
And it came to pass on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out from the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD has not called your name Pashhur, but rather Magor-Missaviv ."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 20:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.20.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.3.W7.S1) and character.