Numbers 15:37:1Num.15.37.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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 | |
| 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 el-MO-sheh le-MOR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} introducing direct speech and foregrounding the divine speaker.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 15:37
And the LORD said to Moses, saying :
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:37, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.15.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.37.W1.S1) and character.