Jonah 3:7:2Jonah.3.7.W2TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔɛmɛr/
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
- clause
va-yaz-EK va-YO-mer be-nin-VE mit-TA-am ha-ME-lekh u-gdo-LAV le-MOR
- sentence
va-yaz-EK va-YO-mer be-nin-VE mit-TA-am ha-ME-lekh u-gdo-LAV le-MOR ha-A-dam ve-ha-be-he-MA ha-ba-KAR ve-ha-TSON al-yit-a-MU me-u-MA al-yir-EU u-ma-YIM al-yish-TU
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the sequential vav-consecutive verbs vayazeq {וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק | way-yaz-ʿēq} ‘and he proclaimed’ and vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ indicating an official edict.
In context — Jonah 3:7
And he proclaimed and said in Nineveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water.”
About this coordinate
Jonah 3:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jonah 3:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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 Jonah.3.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.7.W2.S1) and character.