Numbers 20:20:1Num.20.20.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
vayomer
“But he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- But 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
- clause
va-YO-mer LO ta-a-VOR
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO ta-a-VOR va-ye-TSE e-DOM li-kra-TO be-AM ka-VED u-ve-YAD kha-za-KA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ using the vav-consecutive to introduce direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Numbers 20:20
But he said, “You shall not pass.” Then Edom went out to meet him with a large force and with a strong hand .
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:20, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (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.20.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.20.W1.S1) and character.