Numbers 22:8:1Num.22.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 a-lei-HEM
- clause
va-yo-MER a-lei-HEM li-NU PO ha-LAI-la va-ha-shi-VO-ti et-KHEM da-VAR ka-a-SHER ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-lei-HEM li-NU PO ha-LAI-la va-ha-shi-VO-ti et-KHEM da-VAR ka-a-SHER ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI va-ye-SHE-vu sa-REI-MO-av im-BIL-am
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yō-mer} introduces the direct speech framework.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 22:8
And he said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will return a word to you as the LORD will speak to me.” Then the princes of Moab remained with Balaam.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.22.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.8.W1.S1) and character.