1 Chronicles 21:27:11 Chr.21.27.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he said
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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 ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH la-mal-AKH va-YA-shev khar-BO el-ne-da-NA
Exegesis
The verse comprises two sequential clauses introduced by the vav-consecutive verb way-yō-mer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, which initiates a divine speech act addressing la-mal-ʾākh {לַמַּלְאָךְ | la-mal-ʾākh} as the indirect object.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:27
And the LORD said to the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:27, 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.21.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.27.W1.S1) and character.