1 Kings 18:39:51 Kgs.18.39.W5TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
vayomeru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-ME-ru
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEH-roo
- IPA
- /vaj.joːmˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-ME-ru
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru ye-ho-VAH HU ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH HU ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YAR kal-ha-AM va-yip-LU al-pe-NE-hem va-yo-ME-ru ye-ho-VAH HU ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH HU ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
Wayyōʾəmeru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | way·yōʾ·ə·ru} ‘and they said’ introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 18:39
And all the people saw and fell on their faces and said, “The LORD is God; the LORD is God.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:39, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (vayomeru) 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.18.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.39.W5.S1) and character.