1 Samuel 14:38:11 Sam.14.38.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer sha-UL
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL go-SHU ha-LOM KOL pi-NOT ha-AM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL go-SHU ha-LOM KOL pi-NOT ha-AM u-de-U u-re-U ba-MA ha-ye-TA ha-kha-TAT ha-ZOT ha-YOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wā-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, marking direct speech in historical narrative.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:38
And Saul said, “Draw near here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see by what means the sin has occurred this day.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:38, 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.14.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.38.W1.S1) and character.