Judges 18:24:1Judg.18.24.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר
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
- clause
va-YO-mer et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN va-tel-KHU u-ma-LI OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer et-e-lo-HAI a-sher-a-SI-ti le-kakh-TEM ve-et-ha-ko-HEN va-tel-KHU u-ma-LI OD u-ma-ZE to-me-RU e-LAI ma-LAKH
Exegesis
The narrative linkage is marked by the vav-consecutive in vayomer {וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech and connecting to the prior account.
In context — Judges 18:24
He said, “You carried off the gods I made, and also the priest , and you left. What is left for me? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 18:24, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (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.18.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.24.W1.S1) and character.