1 Samuel 14:18:11 Sam.14.18.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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 la-a-khi-YA ha-gi-SHA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-khi-YA ha-gi-SHA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI-ha-YA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ba-YOM ha-HU u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wāyyōmer} ‘and he said’, which shifts into direct discourse.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:18
Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God .” For the ark was on that day with the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:18, 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 Sam.14.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.18.W1.S1) and character.