1 Chronicles 17:1:61 Chr.17.1.W6TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER da-VID
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER ya-SHAV da-VID be-VE-to va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
Exegesis
Repetition of the vav consecutive in wayyōmer Dāwîḏ {וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד | wayyōmer Dāwîḏ} shifts to direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph, mem, resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:1
And it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains .”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:1, 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.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.1.W6.S1) and character.