1 Chronicles 21:8:11 Chr.21.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM kha-ta-TI me-OD a-SHER a-si-TI et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM kha-ta-TI me-OD a-SHER a-si-TI et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-a-TA ha-a-VER-na et-a-VON av-de-KHA KI nis-kal-TI me-OD
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wāyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ signaling narrative development.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:8
And David said to God , “I have sinned greatly by doing this thing. And now, please remove the guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:8, 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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.8.W1.S1) and character.