Numbers 18:1:1Num.18.1.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON a-TA u-va-NE-kha u-VEIT-a-VI-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ha-mik-DASH
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON a-TA u-va-NE-kha u-VEIT-a-VI-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ha-mik-DASH ve-a-TA u-va-NE-kha it-TAKH tis-U et-a-VON ke-hu-NAT-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunctive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech.
In context — Numbers 18:1
And the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:1, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.18.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.1.W1.S1) and character.