1 Samuel 14:42:11 Sam.14.42.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 ha-PI-lu be-NI u-VEIN yo-na-TAN be-NI
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL ha-PI-lu be-NI u-VEIN yo-na-TAN be-NI va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing Saul’s direct command.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:42
And Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Then Jonathan was taken.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:42, 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.14.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.42.W1.S1) and character.