Judges 15:12:1Judg.15.12.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-me-RU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-meh-RUU
- IPA
- /vaj.joːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-me-RU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU LO
- clause
va-yo-me-RU LO le-e-sar-KHA ya-RAD-nu le-tit-te-KHA be-YAD-pe-li-SHET-tim
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU LO le-e-sar-KHA ya-RAD-nu le-tit-te-KHA be-YAD-pe-li-SHET-tim va-YO-mer la-HEM shim-SHON hish-sha-VU LI pen-tif-ge-UN BI a-TEM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomeru {וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ | wā-yō-’ă-mer-û} marking sequential dialogue.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Judges 15:12
And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you and hand you over to the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 15:12, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (vayomeru) 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.15.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.12.W1.S1) and character.