Joshua 17:16:1Josh.17.16.W1TAB
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
vayomru
“And said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MRU
- Extended
- vah-yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.joːmˈruː/
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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-MRU
- clause
va-yo-MRU be-NEI yo-SEF lo-yi-ma-TSE la-NU ha-HAR
- sentence
va-yo-MRU be-NEI yo-SEF lo-yi-ma-TSE la-NU ha-HAR ve-RE-khev bar-ZEL be-KHOL-hak-ke-na-a-NI ha-yo-SHEV be-E-retz-ha-E-mek la-a-SHER be-VEIT-she-AN uv-no-TE-ha ve-la-a-SHER be-E-mek yiz-re-EL
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive in vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyō’mərû} marking narrative progression.
In context — Joshua 17:16
The sons of Joseph said, “The hill-country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron—even those in Beth-Shan and its towns, and those in the valley of Jezreel.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (vayomru) 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.17.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.16.W1.S1) and character.