Judges 16:10:1Judg.16.10.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
vatomer
“and she said”
- Transliteration
- va-to-MER
- Extended
- vah-toh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vat.toˈʔmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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-to-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-to-MER de-li-LA
- clause
va-to-MER de-li-LA el-shim-sHON hi-NE he-TAL-ta BI va-te-da-BER e-LAI ke-za-VIM
- sentence
va-to-MER de-li-LA el-shim-sHON hi-NE he-TAL-ta BI va-te-da-BER e-LAI ke-za-VIM a-TA ha-gi-DA-na LI ba-ME te-a-SER
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | waṯ·ṭō·mer} ‘and she said,’ signaling the shift into direct dialogue.
In context — Judges 16:10
And Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me and spoken lies to me; now please tell me —by what can you be bound?”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 16:10, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (vatomer) 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.16.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.10.W1.S1) and character.