1 Samuel 15:22:11 Sam.15.22.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL
- clause
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-KHE-fets la-ye-ho-VAH be-o-LOT u-ze-va-KHIM ki-she-MO-a be-KOL ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-KHE-fets la-ye-ho-VAH be-o-LOT u-ze-va-KHIM ki-she-MO-a be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hi-NE she-MO-a mi-ZE-vakh TOV le-hak-SHIV me-KHE-lev E-lim
Exegesis
The narrative begins with wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ where the vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect initiates Samuel’s proclamation.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:22, 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.15.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.22.W1.S1) and character.