Numbers 21:7:4Num.21.7.W4TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
vayomru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MRU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-ehm-ROO
- IPA
- /vajjoːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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-yo-MRU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-MO-she va-yo-MRU kha-ta-NU ki-dib-BAR-nu va-ye-ho-VAH va-VAkh hit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ya-SER mei-a-LEI-nu et-ha-na-KHASH va-yit-pa-LEL MO-she be-AD ha-AM
Exegesis
Vayomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōʾmərû} ‘and they said’ introduces direct speech, beginning with ḥāṭānû {חָטָאנוּ | ḥāṭānû} ‘we have sinned’, a perfect first person plural confession.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph-mem-resh
“to say, speak”
In context — Numbers 21:7
And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that He may remove the serpent from upon us.” And Moses prayed on behalf of the people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 21:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (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.21.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.7.W4.S1) and character.