1 Kings 20:36:11 Kgs.20.36.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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 YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE va-YE-lekh me-ET-slo va-yim-tsa-E-hu ha-ar-YE va-ya-KE-hu
Exegesis
The direct speech begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, marking a switch to reported speech.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Kings 20:36
And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD , behold, as you depart from me the lion will strike you.” Then he went away from beside him, and the lion found him and struck him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:36, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.20.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.36.W1.S1) and character.