1 Samuel 14:8:11 Sam.14.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
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
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE a-NAKH-nu o-ve-RIM el-ha-a-na-SHIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE a-NAKH-nu o-ve-RIM el-ha-a-na-SHIM ve-nig-li-NU a-le-HEM
Exegesis
In the Hebrew narrative the verse opens with the vav-consecutive perfect vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech, followed by the proper noun yehonatan {יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | yĕhōnātān} to specify the speaker.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, declare”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:8
And Jonathan said, “Behold, we are crossing over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.14.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.8.W1.S1) and character.