Judges 17:10:1Judg.17.10.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
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 LO mi-KHA
- clause
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, which propels the story forward.
In context — Judges 17:10
And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a set of clothing and your sustenance.” And the Levite went.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 17:10, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (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.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.10.W1.S1) and character.