Judges 13:18:1Judg.13.18.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH la-MA ZE tish-AL lish-MI
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH la-MA ZE tish-AL lish-MI ve-HU-pe-LI
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and He said,’ using the vav-consecutive to continue the narrative.
In context — Judges 13:18
And the messenger of the LORD said to him, “Why do you ask for my name? For it is wonderful .”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 13:18, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.18.W1.S1) and character.