1 Samuel 14:7:11 Sam.14.7.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO no-SE ke-LAV a-SE kol-a-SHER bil-va-VE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO no-SE ke-LAV a-SE kol-a-SHER bil-va-VE-kha ne-TE LAKH hin-NE im-MEKH-kha kil-va-VE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive-prefixed imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyṓmer} introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:7
And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart; turn yourself , for behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.7.W1.S1) and character.