1 Samuel 14:29:11 Sam.14.29.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
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
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN a-KHAR a-VI et-ha-A-rets
- sentence
va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN a-KHAR a-VI et-ha-A-rets re-U-NA ki-O-ru e-NAI KI ta-AM-ti me-AT de-VASH ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yo-mer}, the vav-consecutive qal imperfect introducing direct speech in VSO order.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:29
And Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land . See now, my eyes have become bright, for I tasted a little of this honey .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:29, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.14.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.29.W1.S1) and character.