Joshua 13:1:5Josh.13.1.W5TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vajjoˈmer/
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive form vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōʾmēr} ‘and said’ shifts to direct divine address.
In context — Joshua 13:1
And Joshua had become old and advanced in days, and the LORD said to him, “You have grown old and advanced in days, and the land remains exceedingly much to be possessed.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 13:1, 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 Josh.13.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.1.W5.S1) and character.