Genesis 43:6:1Gen.43.6.W1PAT

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

vayomer

“{And} {he} said”

Transliteration: va-yo-MER
Extended: vah-yoh-MEHR
IPA: /waj.jo.ˈmɛr/

Meaning by language

English: {And} {he} said
French: {Et} {il} dit
Spanish: {Y} {él} dijo
Portuguese: {E} {ele} disse
German: {Und} {er} sagte
Russian: {И} {он} сказал
Arabic-Simplified: وَقَالَ
Hindi: {और} {उसने} कहा
Chinese-Simplified: {并且} {他} 说
Korean: {그리고} {그가} 말했다
Indonesian: {Dan} {ia} berkata
Bengali: {আর} {তিনি} বললেন
Tagalog: at sinabi
Swahili: {Na} {yeye} alisema
Amharic: {እና} {እርሱ} አለ
Yoruba: {Ati} {ó} sọ
Igbo: {Ma} {ọ} sịrị
Twi: {Na} {ɔ} kaa
Ewe: {Ke} {e} gblɔ

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וַ + יֹּ֙א + מֶר֙

↓

va + yo + mer

↓

vayomer

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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
va-yo-MER
clause
va-yo-MER yis-ra-EL la-MA ha-re-o-TEM LI
sentence
va-yo-MER yis-ra-EL la-MA ha-re-o-TEM LI le-hag-GID la-ISH ha-OD la-KHEM AKH

In context — Genesis 43:6

{And} {he} said Israel why did you do evil to me to tell the man whether you still had a brother

About this coordinate

Genesis 43:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 43:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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 Gen.43.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.43.6.W1.S1) and character.

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