Judges 16:25:6Judg.16.25.W6TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-ME-ru
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEH-roo
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛruː/
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
- clause
va-ye-HI KI TOV ke-TOV lib-BAM va-yo-ME-ru kir-E-U le-shim-SHON vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU
- sentence
va-ye-HI KI TOV ke-TOV lib-BAM va-yo-ME-ru kir-E-U le-shim-SHON vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM va-ytsa-KHEK lif-ne-HEM va-ya-a-mi-DU o-TO BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
Exegesis
The imperfect Qal in vayomeru {וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | wayyōʾmerū} ‘they said’ introduces direct speech, within which the Qal imperative qereʾu {קָרְאוּ֙ | qārəʾū} ‘call’ and the Piel imperfect vishahek {וִישְׂחֶ֖ק | wîśaḥeq} ‘let him entertain’ express purpose (‘that he may entertain us’).
In context — Judges 16:25
And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson from the prison house, and he entertained them. Then they set him between the pillars .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 16:25, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (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.16.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.25.W6.S1) and character.