1 Samuel 15:24:11 Sam.15.24.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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 sha-UL el-she-mu-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive in vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wǎ-yo-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words , because I was afraid of the people and I listened to their voice.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:24, 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.15.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.24.W1.S1) and character.