Nehemiah 13:22:1Neh.13.22.W1TAB
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה
vaomra
“and I said”
- Transliteration
- va-OM-ra
- Extended
- vaa-OHM-rah
- IPA
- /vɑːˈʔom.rɑː/
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-OM-ra
- phraseyour reading level
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM
- clause
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT gam-ZOT za-khe-RA-li e-lo-HAI ve-KHU-sa a-LAI ke-ROV khas-DE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with va’omrah {וָאֹמְרָ֣ה | vā’ōmərāh} ‘and I said’, where the vav-consecutive prefixed to the Qal imperfect cohortative introduces Nehemiah’s directive.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — Nehemiah 13:22
And I said to the Levites that they should purify themselves and come to guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Also this, remember me, my God , and have compassion on me according to the greatness of your mercy .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (vaomra) 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 Neh.13.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.22.W1.S1) and character.