Leviticus 17:14:6Lev.17.14.W6TAB
וָֽאֹמַר֙
vahohmar
“said”
- Transliteration
- vah-oh-MAR
- Extended
- vah-oh-MAHR
- IPA
- /waː.oˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
vah-oh-MAR
- clause
kee-NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO be-naf-SHO HU vah-oh-MAR liv-NEI yis-ra-EL DAM kol-ba-SAR LO toh-KHE-loo
- sentence
kee-NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO be-naf-SHO HU vah-oh-MAR liv-NEI yis-ra-EL DAM kol-ba-SAR LO toh-KHE-loo kee NE-fesh kol-ba-SAR dah-MO HI kol-oh-khe-LAV yi-ka-RET
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect wā-ʾōmār {וָֽאֹמַר֙ | wā-ʾōmār} introduces God’s speech to Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl}, rendered ‘And I have said’ to mirror sequence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Leviticus 17:14
Because the life of all flesh is its blood—in its life it is. And I have said to the sons of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it shall be cut off .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 17:14, so the Hebrew word וָֽאֹמַר֙ (vahohmar) 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 Lev.17.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.14.W6.S1) and character.