Numbers 22:34:1Num.22.34.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH ve-a-TA im-RA be-ei-NE-kha a-shu-VA LI
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, using the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect (3ms) to introduce direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 22:34
And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD , "I have sinned , for I did not know that you were standing to meet me on the road. Now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will turn back."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:34, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.22.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.34.W1.S1) and character.