Numbers 14:20:1Num.14.20.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“Then said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yooh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Then 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH sa-lakh-TI kid-va-RE-kha
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and said’, introducing direct divine speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Numbers 14:20
And the LORD said, “I have forgiven according to your word.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 14:20, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayomer) 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.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.20.W1.S1) and character.