1 Kings 13:15:11 Kgs.13.15.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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv
- clause
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv LEKH i-TI ha-BAI-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv LEKH i-TI ha-BAI-ta ve-e-KHOL LA-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way-yo-mer} ‘and he said,’ a narrative vav consecutive introducing direct speech.
In context — 1 Kings 13:15
And he said to him, “Go with me to the house and eat bread.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 13:15, 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 Kgs.13.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.15.W1.S1) and character.