Judges 19:8:6Judg.19.8.W6TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjoːmɛr/
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA
- clause
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM
- sentence
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM va-YO-khe-lu she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The shift to direct speech with wayyōmer ’āḇî hanaarah {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה | wayyōmer ’āḇî hannāʿārāh} ‘and the father of the young woman said’ reflects social hierarchy.
In context — Judges 19:8
On the fifth day, he rose early in the morning to depart, but the father of the young woman said, “Please refresh your heart , and delay yourselves until the day inclines.” So the two of them ate together.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 19:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.19.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.8.W6.S1) and character.