1 Chronicles 17:2:11 Chr.17.2.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 na-TAN
- clause
va-YO-mer na-TAN el-da-VID KOL a-SHER bil-va-VEKH-a a-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer na-TAN el-da-VID KOL a-SHER bil-va-VEKH-a a-SE KI ha-e-lo-HIM im-MAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō’-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing Nathan’s speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph, mem, resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:2
And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart , for God is with you.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 17:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.2.W1.S1) and character.