1 Samuel 14:33:101 Sam.14.33.W10TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔmɛr/
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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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER be-gad-TEM
- clause
va-yo-MER be-gad-TEM go-LU-e-LAI ha-YOM E-ven ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL le-MOR hi-NE ha-AM kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH le-e-KHOL al-ha-DAM va-yo-MER be-gad-TEM go-LU-e-LAI ha-YOM E-ven ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing Saul’s rebuke.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:33
And they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating blood.” And he said, “You have acted treacherously ; roll to me today a great stone.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 14:33, 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.14.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.33.W10.S1) and character.