1 Chronicles 22:5:11 Chr.22.5.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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 she-lo-MO ve-NI NA-ar va-RAKH ve-ha-BA-yit liv-NOT la-ye-ho-VAH le-hag-DIL le-MA-la le-SHEM u-le-tif-E-ret le-KHOL-ha-a-ra-TSOT a-khi-NA NA LO
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID she-lo-MO ve-NI NA-ar va-RAKH ve-ha-BA-yit liv-NOT la-ye-ho-VAH le-hag-DIL le-MA-la le-SHEM u-le-tif-E-ret le-KHOL-ha-a-ra-TSOT a-khi-NA NA LO va-ya-KHEN da-VID la-ROV lif-NEI MO-to
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmēr} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct discourse.
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:5
And David said, “Solomon my son is young and tender , and the house to be built for the LORD must be made extraordinarily magnificent, bringing honor and glory across all the lands. Therefore I will prepare it.” So David prepared abundantly before his death.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 22:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.22.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.5.W1.S1) and character.