1 Kings 18:30:11 Kgs.18.30.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-li-YA-hu le-khol-ha-AM
- clause
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu le-khol-ha-AM ge-SHU e-LAI va-yig-ge-SHU khol-ha-AM e-LAV
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu le-khol-ha-AM ge-SHU e-LAI va-yig-ge-SHU khol-ha-AM e-LAV va-ye-ra-PE et-miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH he-ha-RUS
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 18:30
And Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people drew near to him. Then he restored the altar of the LORD that had been torn down .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:30, 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.18.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.30.W1.S1) and character.