1 Kings 20:4:31 Kgs.20.4.W3TAB
וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHr
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔaːmɛr/
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-ya-AN ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER kid-va-re-KHA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-AN ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER kid-va-re-KHA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh le-KHA a-NI ve-KHOL-a-SHER-li
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive clause wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ signals direct speech.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Kings 20:4
“As you say , my lord , I and all that I have are yours.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 20:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (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.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.4.W3.S1) and character.