Numbers 14:10:1Num.14.10.W1TAB
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
vayomru
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MRU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-EM-roo
- IPA
- /vajːoˈʔəmruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MRU
- clause
va-yo-MRU kol-ha-e-DAH lir-GOM o-TAM ba-a-va-NIM
- sentence
va-yo-MRU kol-ha-e-DAH lir-GOM o-TAM ba-a-va-NIM u-khe-VOD Ye-ho-VAH nir-AH be-O-HEL mo-ED el-kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive marker vayomeru {וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ | wayyōʾmerû} ‘and they said’, signaling direct speech and advancing the storyline.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Numbers 14:10
And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 14:10, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (vayomru) 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 Num.14.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.10.W1.S1) and character.