1 Kings 18:9:11 Kgs.18.9.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
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
- clause
va-YO-mer ME kha-ta-TI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME kha-ta-TI ki-a-TA no-TEN et-a-ved-de-KHA be-yad-a-khAV la-ha-mi-TE-ni
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | wa-yoˈmer} ‘and he said’, using the vav-consecutive with a Qal imperfect to advance the narrative.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 18:9
And he said, “What have I sinned , that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to put me to death?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.9.W1.S1) and character.