Numbers 16:15:4Num.16.15.W4TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MER
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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
- sentence
va-yo-MER el-ye-ho-VAH al-TE-fen el-min-kha-TAM LO kha-MOR e-KHAD me-HEM na-sa-TI ve-LO ha-re-o-TI et-a-KHAD me-HEM
Exegesis
The narrative then proceeds with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | va-yō-mer} “and he said,” marking direct address to el-yahweh {אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה | ʾel-Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-rayin-mem-resh
“to say”
In context — Numbers 16:15
And Moses was very angry and said to the LORD , “Do not turn toward their offering . I have not taken even one donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:15, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר (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.16.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.15.W4.S1) and character.