Judges 15:2:1Judg.15.2.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER a-VI-ha
- clause
va-yo-MER a-VI-ha a-MOR a-MAR-te KI-sa-NO se-ne-TA va-et-te-NE-na le-me-RE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-VI-ha a-MOR a-MAR-te KI-sa-NO se-ne-TA va-et-te-NE-na le-me-RE-kha ha-LO a-KHO-ta ha-ke-ta-NA to-VA mim-me-NA te-HI-na le-KHA ta-khe-TE-ha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vayōmer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} “and he said,” introducing the speech of ’āviha {אָבִ֗יהָ | ’āviha} “her father.”
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Judges 15:2
Her father said, “I truly said , ‘I was sure you hated her,’ so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not preferable to her? Please let her be yours instead.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 15:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.15.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.2.W1.S1) and character.