1 Samuel 14:6:11 Sam.14.6.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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ve-RA el-mat-TSAV ha-a-re-LIM ha-E-le u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH LA-nu
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ve-RA el-mat-TSAV ha-a-re-LIM ha-E-le u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH LA-nu KI EN la-ye-ho-VAH ma-e-TSOR le-ho-shi-A be-RAV O vim-e-AT
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayyômer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vâyyōmer} ‘and he said’, showing the vav-consecutive narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work for us, for no restraint can prevent Him from saving by many or by few.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:6, 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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.6.W1.S1) and character.