1 Chronicles 15:16:11 Chr.15.16.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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-sa-RE hal-ve-YIM le-ha-a-MID et-a-khe-HEM ham-she-re-RIM bikh-LE-shir ne-va-LIM ve-khi-no-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID le-sa-RE hal-ve-YIM le-ha-a-MID et-a-khe-HEM ham-she-re-RIM bikh-LE-shir ne-va-LIM ve-khi-no-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim mash-mi-IM le-ha-RIM-be-KOL le-sim-KHA
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyômer} ‘and he said,’ marking the introduction of direct speech.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:16
David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers, the singers, with instruments of song—lyres, harps, and cymbals—so they would sound out, lifting their voices in joy .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.15.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.16.W1.S1) and character.