Job 21:1:3Job.21.1.W3TAB
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
vayomar
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmar/
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 | |
| 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 i-YOV va-yo-MAR
Exegesis
The verb vayomar {וַיֹּאמַֽר | wayyōmar} ‘and he said’ then introduces direct speech. In English the clauses are reordered to subject-verb-object for readability while preserving the sequential nuances of each Hebrew verb.
Root and etymology
א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Job 21:1
Then Job answered and said .
About this coordinate
Job 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:1, 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.1.W3.S1) and character.