1 Chronicles 21:13:11 Chr.21.13.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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-GAD tsar-LI me-OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-GAD tsar-LI me-OD e-pe-LA-na ve-yad-ye-ho-VAH ki-ra-BIM ra-kha-MAV me-OD u-ve-yad-a-DAM al-e-POL
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the narrative preterite wayyōʾmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, introducing David’s direct speech to Gad.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:13
And David said to Gad, “I am greatly distressed; please let me fall into the hand of the LORD , for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:13, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.13.W1.S1) and character.