Judges 19:12:1Judg.19.12.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV a-do-NAV LO na-SUR el-IR na-khe-RI a-SHER lo-mib-be-NEI yis-ra-EL HE-na
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV a-do-NAV LO na-SUR el-IR na-khe-RI a-SHER lo-mib-be-NEI yis-ra-EL HE-na ve-a-VAR-nu ad-giv-A
Exegesis
The verse begins with the sequential marker wayyomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, where the vav-consecutive signals narrative progression.
In context — Judges 19:12
And his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a foreign city , which is not of the sons of Israel; instead, we will proceed on to Gibeah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 19:12, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.19.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.12.W1.S1) and character.