Numbers 22:10:1Num.22.10.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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 bil-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ha-e-lo-HIM ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR ME-lekh mo-AV sha-LAKH el-AI
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, marking the transition into direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 22:10
Balaam said to God , "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:10, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.22.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.10.W1.S1) and character.