1 Kings 18:8:11 Kgs.18.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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 LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO A-ni
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO A-ni LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and-he-said’, linking this report to the broader storytelling chain.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 18:8
And he said to him, “It is I. Go, say to your lord , ‘Behold , Elijah is here.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.8.W1.S1) and character.