1 Samuel 15:14:11 Sam.15.14.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 she-mu-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL u-ME kol-ha-TSON ha-ZE be-oz-NAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL u-ME kol-ha-TSON ha-ZE be-oz-NAI ve-KOL ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-ME-a
Exegesis
The narrative vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wā-yō-mer} introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:14
Samuel said, “What then is this sound of the flock in my ears, and the sound of the cattle that I am hearing?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:14, 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.15.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.14.W1.S1) and character.