1 Kings 22:19:11 Kgs.22.19.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
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 la-KHEN she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-KHEN she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ra-I-ti ET-ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV al-KIS-O ve-KHOL-tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim o-MED a-LA-v mi-mi-NO u-mis-se-MO-lo
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing a prophetic utterance.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say”
In context — 1 Kings 22:19
And he said, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD : I saw the LORD sitting upon His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing by Him, on His right and on His left.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 22:19, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (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.22.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.19.W1.S1) and character.