1 Samuel 15:26:11 Sam.15.26.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 el-sha-UL LO a-SHUV i-MAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL LO a-SHUV i-MAKH KI ma-AS-te et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH va-yim-AS-kha ye-ho-VAH mi-he-YOT ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect of amar in vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wă·yyō·mer} ‘and he said,’ which sequences the narrative and introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:26
But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, because you have rejected the word of the LORD , and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:26, 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.15.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.26.W1.S1) and character.