1 Kings 21:3:11 Kgs.21.3.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 na-VOT
- clause
va-YO-mer na-VOT el-AKH-av
- sentence
va-YO-mer na-VOT el-AKH-av kha-li-LA LI me-ye-ho-VAH mi-tit-TI et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI LAKH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ marking the start of direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʼ-m-r
“to speak, utter”
In context — 1 Kings 21:3
But Naboth said to Ahab, “May the LORD keep me from giving you the inheritance of my fathers .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:3, 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.21.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.3.W1.S1) and character.