Judges 21:19:1Judg.21.19.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-ME-ru
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEH-roo
- IPA
- /vaj.joːmˈruː/
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
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru hi-NE khag-ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO mi-ya-MIM ya-mi-MA a-SHER mits-tse-fo-NA le-VET-EL miz-re-KHA ha-SHE-mesh lim-si-LA ha-o-LA mib-BET-EL she-KHE-ma
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru hi-NE khag-ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO mi-ya-MIM ya-mi-MA a-SHER mits-tse-fo-NA le-VET-EL miz-re-KHA ha-SHE-mesh lim-si-LA ha-o-LA mib-BET-EL she-KHE-ma u-min-NE-gev lil-le-vo-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect wayyō’merû {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyō’merû} ‘and they said,’ introducing direct speech marked by the particle hinnēh {הִנֵּה | hinnēh} ‘behold.’
In context — Judges 21:19
And they said, “Behold, there is a festival of the LORD in Shiloh, which occurs yearly, north of Bethel, east of the road that ascends from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 21:19, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ (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.21.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.19.W1.S1) and character.