Leviticus 20:24:1Lev.20.24.W1TAB
וָאֹמַ֣ר
vaomar
“{And} I said”
- Transliteration
- va-o-MAR
- Extended
- vah-o-MAAR
- IPA
- /waː.ʔoːˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} I 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
va-o-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-o-MAR la-KHEM
- clause
va-o-MAR la-KHEM AT-tem teer-SHOO et-ad-ma-TAM va-a-NI et-ne-NAH la-KHEM la-RE-shet o-TAH E-rets za-VAT kha-LAV u-DVASH
- sentence
va-o-MAR la-KHEM AT-tem teer-SHOO et-ad-ma-TAM va-a-NI et-ne-NAH la-KHEM la-RE-shet o-TAH E-rets za-VAT kha-LAV u-DVASH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAY-khem a-SHER-hiv-DAL-ti et-KHEM min-ha-a-MEEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb va-o-mar {וָאֹמַ֣ר | wā-ʾō-mar} ‘and I said’, signaling the start of direct divine discourse.
In context — Leviticus 20:24
But I said to you, "You will inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God , who has set you apart from the nations."
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 20:24, so the Hebrew word וָאֹמַ֣ר (vaomar) 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.20.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.24.W1.S1) and character.