Job 21:14:1Job.21.14.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-ME-ru
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEH-roo
- IPA
- /vaj.joːmˈrŭː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-ME-ru
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru la-EL SUR mim-me-NU
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru la-EL SUR mim-me-NU ve-DA-at de-ra-KHE-kha LO kha-FATS-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | wayyōmrû}, introducing direct speech that highlights the speakers’ defiance.
Root and etymology
א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Job 21:14
Yet they say to God , “Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.”
About this coordinate
Job 21:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:14, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (vayomeru) 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.21.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.14.W1.S1) and character.