1 Chronicles 21:24:11 Chr.21.24.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh da-VID le-OR-nan LO ki-ka-NO e-ke-NE be-KHE-sef ma-LE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh da-VID le-OR-nan LO ki-ka-NO e-ke-NE be-KHE-sef ma-LE KI lo-e-SA a-sher-le-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-a-LOT o-LA khi-NAM
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative uses a vav consecutive clause where wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introduces direct discourse.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:24
But King David said to Ornan, “No, rather I will buy it for the full price with silver; for I will not offer what is yours to the LORD , nor offer up a burnt offering for nothing.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:24, 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.21.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.24.W1.S1) and character.