1 Kings 18:41:11 Kgs.18.41.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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
- clause
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu le-akh-AV a-LE e-KHOL u-she-TE
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu le-akh-AV a-LE e-KHOL u-she-TE ki-KOL ha-MON ha-GA-shem
Exegesis
The verse employs a vav-consecutive perfect form, vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, to continue the narrative and introduce direct speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 18:41
And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for the roaring of the rain is heard.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:41, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.18.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.41.W1.S1) and character.