Judges 17:9:1Judg.17.9.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר־ל֥וֹ
vayomerlo
“and he said to him”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER-LO
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR-LOH
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he said to him
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER-LO mi-KHA
- clause
va-yo-MER-LO mi-KHA me-A-yin ta-VO
- sentence
va-yo-MER-LO mi-KHA me-A-yin ta-VO va-yo-MER e-LAV le-VI a-NO-khi mib-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TSA
Exegesis
The dialogue is framed by two instances of vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wāy-yō-mer}, marking question and answer turns.
In context — Judges 17:9
And Micah asked him, “From where do you come?” And he replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn wherever I may find.”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 17:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר־ל֥וֹ (vayomerlo) 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.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.9.W1.S1) and character.