1 Kings 17:18:11 Kgs.17.18.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
vatomer
“and she said”
- Transliteration
- va-to-MER
- Extended
- vah-toh-MER
- IPA
- /vat.toˈmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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-to-MER
- clause
va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM ba-TA e-LAI le-haz-KIR et-a-vo-NI u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | vat·tō·mer}, introducing direct speech to the prophet Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּהוּ | ʾĒ·lî·yyā·hû}.
In context — 1 Kings 17:18
And she said to Elijah, “What is there between me and you, man of God ? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and to put my son to death?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:18, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (vatomer) 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.17.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.18.W1.S1) and character.