1 Chronicles 13:2:11 Chr.13.2.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHOL ke-HAL yis-ra-EL im-a-le-KHEM TOV u-min-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu nif-re-TSA nish-le-KHA al-a-KHE-nu ha-nish-a-RIM be-KHOL ar-TSOT yis-ra-EL ve-im-ma-HEM ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM be-a-RE mig-re-she-HEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHOL ke-HAL yis-ra-EL im-a-le-KHEM TOV u-min-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu nif-re-TSA nish-le-KHA al-a-KHE-nu ha-nish-a-RIM be-KHOL ar-TSOT yis-ra-EL ve-im-ma-HEM ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM be-a-RE mig-re-she-HEM ve-yik-kav-TSU e-LE-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive construction vayyomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introducing direct speech.
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:2
David said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God , let us send out word to our brothers who remain throughout all the lands of Israel and to the priests and Levites in their pastureland cities , that they may gather to us.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 13:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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 1 Chr.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.2.W1.S1) and character.