Joshua 15:19:1Josh.15.19.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֜אמֶר
vatomer
“and she said”
- Transliteration
- va-to-MER
- Extended
- vah-toh-MER
- IPA
- /vatːoˈʔmeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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-to-MER
- clause
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim
- sentence
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim va-yi-TEN-lah ET gu-LOT il-li-YOT ve-ET gu-LOT takh-ti-YOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | waṯōmer} ‘and she said’, employing the vav-consecutive prefix to introduce direct speech.
In context — Joshua 15:19
She said, “Give me a blessing , since you have given me land in the Negev , give me springs of water also.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:19, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֜אמֶר (vatomer) 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.15.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.19.W1.S1) and character.