Judges 19:6:6Judg.19.6.W6TAB
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
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
- clause
va-yo-MER a-VI ha-na-a-RA el-ha-ISH ho-EL-na ve-LIN ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha
- sentence
va-yesh-VU va-yokh-LU she-NEI-hem yakh-DAV va-yish-TU va-yo-MER a-VI ha-na-a-RA el-ha-ISH ho-EL-na ve-LIN ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha
Exegesis
The introduction of direct speech is marked by vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ identifying avi hanarah {אֲבִ֤י הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ | ʾǎwî hannəʿārāh} ‘father of the young woman’ in a construct relationship.
In context — Judges 19:6
So they sat down, and the two of them ate together and drank. Then the father of the young woman said to the man, “Please be willing to stay overnight, and let your heart be glad.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:6:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 19:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (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.19.6.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.6.W6.S1) and character.