Joshua 14:6:5Josh.14.6.W5TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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 e-LAV
- clause
va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a ba-gil-GAL va-YO-mer e-LAV ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH hak-ke-ni-ZI
- sentence
va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a ba-gil-GAL va-YO-mer e-LAV ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH hak-ke-ni-ZI a-TA ya-DAT-ta et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM al-o-do-TAI ve-al-o-do-TEI-kha be-ka-DESH-bar-NE-a
Exegesis
Direct speech begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר} marking Caleb’s address to Joshua.
In context — Joshua 14:6
And the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You have known the word which the LORD spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning you at Kadesh Barnea.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 14:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.14.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.6.W5.S1) and character.