Job 20:1:4Job.20.1.W4TAB
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
vayomar
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joːˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-ya-AN tso-FAR han-na-a-ma-TI va-yo-MAR
Exegesis
The second verb vayyomer {וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | wayyōʾmar} ‘and he said’ functions as a conventional speech-frame that transitions into Zophar’s direct discourse, with the paired verbs (“answered … and said”) adding formal weight to the response. In English, the proper name is placed early for clarity, while preserving the sequential, narrative feel conveyed by the vav-consecutive forms.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Job 20:1
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
About this coordinate
Job 20:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 20:1, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ (vayomar) 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 Job.20.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.1.W4.S1) and character.