Judges 13:16:1Judg.13.16.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH el-ma-NO-akh im-ta-ets-re-NI lo-o-KHAL be-lakh-ME-kha ve-im-ta-a-SE o-LA la-ye-ho-VAH ta-a-LE-na
- sentence
va-yo-MER mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH el-ma-NO-akh im-ta-ets-re-NI lo-o-KHAL be-lakh-ME-kha ve-im-ta-a-SE o-LA la-ye-ho-VAH ta-a-LE-na KI lo-ya-DA ma-NO-akh ki-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH HU
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | wayyômer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech by the subject malakh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | malʾâkh Yəhōwâ} ‘angel of the LORD’.
In context — Judges 13:16
And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, “Even if you detain me, I will not eat of your bread ; but if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 13:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (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 Judg.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.16.W1.S1) and character.