1 Chronicles 13:4:11 Chr.13.4.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-me-RU
- Extended
- vah-yoh-me-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.joːməˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-me-RU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU KAL-ha-ka-HAL
- clause
va-yo-me-RU KAL-ha-ka-HAL la-a-SOT KEN
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU KAL-ha-ka-HAL la-a-SOT KEN ki-ya-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE KAL-ha-AM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōmerū} ‘and they said’, which introduces collective speech.
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:4
And the whole assembly declared that it should be carried out, because the matter was right in the sight of all the people.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 13:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (vayomeru) 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.13.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.4.W1.S1) and character.