"ויאמר" meaning in Hebrew

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Verb

Forms: וַיֹּאמֶר [canonical], vayómer [romanization], form וַיֹּאמַר [Biblical-Hebrew, pausal]
Head templates: {{head|he|verb form|Biblical Hebrew pausal form|וַיֹּאמַר|head=וַיֹּאמֶר|tr=vayómer}} וַיֹּאמֶר • (vayómer) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form וַיֹּאמַר)
  1. Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive imperfect (hence past tense) of אָמַר (amár): (and) (he/it) said Tags: form-of, imperfect, masculine, past, singular, third-person, vav-consecutive Form of: אָמַר (extra: (amár): (and) (he/it) said)
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          "english": "and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0202#ב_יג|2:13]], with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "vayómer larashá láma také reécha",
          "text": "וַיֹּאמֶר לָרָשָׁע לָמָּה תַכֶּה רֵעֶךָ",
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          "english": "And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known",
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          "roman": "vayirá moshé vayomár achén nodá hadavár",
          "text": "וַיִּירָא מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמַר אָכֵן נוֹדַע הַדָּבָר",
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          "english": "and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?",
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