Numbers 20:19:1Num.20.19.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
vayomru
“And said”
- Transliteration
- va-yom-RU
- Extended
- vah-yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /vajːomˈruː/
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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Word in context
- word
va-yom-RU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- clause
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL bam-si-LA na-a-LE ve-IM-MEI-me-KHA nish-TEH a-NI u-mik-NAI ve-na-ta-TI mikh-RAM
- sentence
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL bam-si-LA na-a-LE ve-IM-MEI-me-KHA nish-TEH a-NI u-mik-NAI ve-na-ta-TI mikh-RAM RAK EIN-DA-var be-rag-LAI e-ev-RAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ | wayyō’mərû} ‘and they said’, employing the vav-consecutive to introduce direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Numbers 20:19
And the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if we and our livestock drink your water , we will pay its price. Only, there is no other matter—let us pass through on foot.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:19, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (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.20.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.19.W1.S1) and character.