1 Kings 21:20:11 Kgs.21.20.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 akh-AV
- clause
va-YO-mer akh-AV el-e-li-YA-hu ham-tsa-TA-ni o-ye-VI
- sentence
va-YO-mer akh-AV el-e-li-YA-hu ham-tsa-TA-ni o-ye-VI va-YO-mer ma-TSA-ti YA-an hit-mak-KHER-kha la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The paragogic vav in vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | ʾă-yō-mer} 'and he said' alternates speakers between Ahab’s question and Elijah’s answer.
Root and etymology
ʼ-m-r
“to speak, utter”
In context — 1 Kings 21:20
And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he replied, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:20, 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.21.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.20.W1.S1) and character.