Judges 21:16:1Judg.21.16.W1TAB
וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-me-RU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-meh-RUu
- IPA
- /vaj.joːməˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-me-RU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU zik-NE ha-e-DA
- clause
va-yo-me-RU zik-NE ha-e-DA ma-na-a-SE la-no-ta-RIM le-na-SHIM
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU zik-NE ha-e-DA ma-na-a-SE la-no-ta-RIM le-na-SHIM ki-nish-me-DA mib-bin-ya-MIN i-SHA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōmerû} introducing direct speech.
In context — Judges 21:16
And the elders said, “What shall we do for the survivors regarding wives, since a woman has been destroyed from Benjamin ?”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 21:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ (vayomeru) 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.21.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.16.W1.S1) and character.