1 Samuel 13:9:11 Sam.13.9.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 sha-UL
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM va-ya-AL ha-o-LA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive perfect vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, which signals sequential narrative.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:9
Then Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings ,” and he offered up the burnt offering.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:9, 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 Sam.13.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.9.W1.S1) and character.