Numbers 22:9:4Num.22.9.W4TAB
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MER
- 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
- clause
va-yo-MER MI ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le im-MAKH
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM va-yo-MER MI ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le im-MAKH
Exegesis
The narrative utilizes the vav consecutive sequence vay-ya-BO {וַיָּבֹא | vayyāḇōʾ} ‘and he came,’ followed by vay-YO-mer {וַיֹּאמֶר | vayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ to signal sequential action.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — Numbers 22:9
And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 22:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (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.22.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.9.W4.S1) and character.