1 Kings 18:36:71 Kgs.18.36.W7TAB
וַיֹּאמַר֒
vayomar
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmar/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MAR
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-a-LOT ha-min-KHA va-yig-GASH e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE av-ra-HAM yits-KHAK ve-yis-ra-EL ha-YOM yi-va-DA ki-a-TA e-lo-HIM be-yis-ra-EL va-a-NI av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-a-LOT ha-min-KHA va-yig-GASH e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE av-ra-HAM yits-KHAK ve-yis-ra-EL ha-YOM yi-va-DA ki-a-TA e-lo-HIM be-yis-ra-EL va-a-NI av-DE-kha u-ve-dva-re-KHA u-vid-va-re-KHA a-SI-ti ET kal-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 18:36
When the offering time arrived, Elijah the prophet drew near and declared, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel , let it be recognized today that You alone are God in Israel and that I am Your servant , and by Your word I have carried out all these things.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:36:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 18:36, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַר֒ (vayomar) 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.18.36.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.36.W7.S1) and character.