Numbers 22:29:1Num.22.29.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 bil-AM
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM la-a-TON KI hit-a-lal-TET BI
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM la-a-TON KI hit-a-lal-TET BI LU YESH-KHE-rev be-ya-DEE KI a-TA ha-rag-TIKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect marking direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 22:29
And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, if only there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:29, 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.22.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.29.W1.S1) and character.