1 Samuel 15:33:11 Sam.15.33.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayohmer
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-yoh-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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yoh-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yoh-MER she-moo-EL
- clause
va-yoh-MER she-moo-EL ka-a-SHER shi-ke-LA na-SHIM khar-BE-kha KEN-tish-KAL min-na-SHIM i-ME-kha
- sentence
va-yoh-MER she-moo-EL ka-a-SHER shi-ke-LA na-SHIM khar-BE-kha KEN-tish-KAL min-na-SHIM i-ME-kha va-ye-sha-SEF she-moo-EL et-a-GAG lif-NE ye-ho-VAH ba-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive construction wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ to introduce Samuel’s pronouncement, immediately followed by the vav-consecutive wayyaṣsef {וַיְשַׁסֵּף | wayyaṣsef} ‘and he hacked to pieces’, creating a sequential flow.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:33
And Samuel said, “Just as your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:33, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayohmer) 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.15.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.33.W1.S1) and character.