1 Chronicles 19:12:11 Chr.19.12.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
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
- clause
va-yo-MER im-te-khe-ZAK mim-me-NI a-RAM ve-ha-YI-ta LI lit-she-shu-A
- sentence
va-yo-MER im-te-khe-ZAK mim-me-NI a-RAM ve-ha-YI-ta LI lit-she-shu-A ve-im-be-NE a-MON ye-khe-ze-KU mim-me-KHA ve-ho-sha-te-KHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | va-yo-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:12
And he said, “If Aram is stronger than I, then you will be to me for deliverance ; but if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you, then I will deliver you.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 19:12, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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.19.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.12.W1.S1) and character.