1 Samuel 14:45:11 Sam.14.45.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ha-AM
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-AM el-sha-UL ha-yo-na-TAN ya-MUT a-SHER a-SA ha-ye-shu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL kha-li-LA khai-ye-ho-VAH im-yip-POL mi-sa-a-RAT ro-SHO AR-tsa ki-im-e-lo-HIM a-SA ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-AM el-sha-UL ha-yo-na-TAN ya-MUT a-SHER a-SA ha-ye-shu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL kha-li-LA khai-ye-ho-VAH im-yip-POL mi-sa-a-RAT ro-SHO AR-tsa ki-im-e-lo-HIM a-SA ha-YOM ha-ZE va-yif-DU ha-AM et-yo-na-TAN ve-lo-MET
Exegesis
The opening vav-consecutive way-yō-mer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} “and he said” introduces the objection by hā-ʿām {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} “the people” addressed to ʾel-Šā’ûl {אֶל־שָׁאוּל | ʾel-šā’ûl} “Saul.”
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:45
But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As the LORD lives, not even one hair of his head will drop to the ground, for today he acted with God .” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:45:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:45, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.14.45.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.45.W1.S1) and character.