Judges 17:13:1Judg.17.13.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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 mi-KHA
- clause
va-YO-mer mi-KHA a-TA ya-DA-te-ti ki-YE-ti-iv Ye-ho-VAH LI
- sentence
va-YO-mer mi-KHA a-TA ya-DA-te-ti ki-YE-ti-iv Ye-ho-VAH LI KI ha-YA-li ha-le-VI le-kho-HEN
Exegesis
The opening verb wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} marks a vav consecutive + qal imperfect sequence introducing direct speech by mîkhā {מִיכָה | mîkhā}.
In context — Judges 17:13
And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me because the Levite has become my priest.”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 17:13, 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.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.13.W1.S1) and character.