1 Kings 17:13:11 Kgs.17.13.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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 e-le-HA e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-yo-MER e-le-HA e-li-YA-hu al-ti-re-I BO-i a-SI khid-va-REKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-le-HA e-li-YA-hu al-ti-re-I BO-i a-SI khid-va-REKH AKH a-SI-li-mish-SHAM u-GA ke-tan-NA va-ri-sho-NA ve-ho-TSET LI ve-LAKH ve-liv-NEKH ta-a-SI ba-a-kha-ro-NA
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive clause vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyoʾmer} ‘and he said,’ establishing Elijah’s address.
In context — 1 Kings 17:13
And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear . Come and do as you have said, but first make for me a small cake from there and bring it to me, and afterward you shall make for yourself and for your son.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:13, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.13.W1.S1) and character.