Judges 19:20:1Judg.19.20.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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 ha-ISH ha-za-KEN
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI RAK ba-re-KHOV al-ta-LAN
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, linking to the ongoing account.
In context — Judges 19:20
And the old man said, “Peace to you! Let all you lack lie upon me. But do not lodge in the street.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 19:20, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.19.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.20.W1.S1) and character.