Judges 13:22:1Judg.13.22.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh
- clause
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-ish-TO MOT na-MUT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-ish-TO MOT na-MUT KI e-lo-HIM ra-I-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ marking the transition to direct speech.
In context — Judges 13:22
And Manoah said to his wife, “We will surely perish , for we have beheld God .”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 13:22, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (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.13.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.22.W1.S1) and character.