Numbers 22:35:1Num.22.35.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MER
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmer/
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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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH el-bil-AM LEKH im-ha-a-na-SHIM ve-EFES et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-a-da-BER e-LE-kha o-TO te-da-BER
- sentence
va-yo-MER mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH el-bil-AM LEKH im-ha-a-na-SHIM ve-EFES et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-a-da-BER e-LE-kha o-TO te-da-BER va-ye-LEKH bil-AM im-sa-REI va-LAK
Exegesis
The narrative clause begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | wā-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, transitioning into direct divine speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 22:35
The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but only the word that I speak to you; you shall speak it.” So Balaam went with Balak’s princes.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:35, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (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.22.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.35.W1.S1) and character.