1 Kings 13:16:11 Kgs.13.16.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
vahyomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- vah-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
vah-YO-mer
- clause
vah-YO-mer LO oo-KHAL la-SHOOV it-TAKH ve-la-VO it-TAKH
- sentence
vah-YO-mer LO oo-KHAL la-SHOOV it-TAKH ve-la-VO it-TAKH ve-LOH-O-KHAL LE-khem ve-LO-e-SHTE it-KHA MA-yim ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | va-yō-mer}, a vav-consecutive introducing reported speech.
In context — 1 Kings 13:16
And he said, “I am not able to return with you or to come with you, and I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (vahyomer) 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.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.16.W1.S1) and character.