1 Kings 18:34:11 Kgs.18.34.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
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
- clause
va-yo-MER mil-E-u ar-ba-A ka-DIM MA-yim ve-yits-KE-u al-ha-o-LA ve-al-ha-e-TSIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER mil-E-u ar-ba-A ka-DIM MA-yim ve-yits-KE-u al-ha-o-LA ve-al-ha-e-TSIM va-yo-MER she-NU va-yish-NU va-yo-MER shal-LE-shu va-ye-shal-LE-shu
Exegesis
The verse features a chiastic repetition structure signaled by the verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing each command.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 18:34
Then he said, “Do it again ,” and they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time ,” and they did it a third time.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:34, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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.18.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.34.W1.S1) and character.