1 Kings 17:24:11 Kgs.17.24.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
vatomer
“and she said”
- Transliteration
- va-TO-mer
- Extended
- vah-TOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vatˈtoː.mɛr/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha e-MET
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive construction vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | vaṯ-ṭō-mer} introducing the direct speech clause, followed by the topic ha’ishah {הָאִשָּׁה | hā-’iš-šā(h)}.
In context — 1 Kings 17:24
And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God , and the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:24, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (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.17.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.24.W1.S1) and character.