1 Samuel 15:6:11 Sam.15.6.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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 sha-UL el-ha-KEI-ni
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-KEI-ni le-KHU su-RU re-DU mi-TOKH a-ma-le-KI pen-oh-SIF-kha i-MO ve-a-TA a-SI-ta KHE-sed im-kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ba-a-lo-TAM mi-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-KEI-ni le-KHU su-RU re-DU mi-TOKH a-ma-le-KI pen-oh-SIF-kha i-MO ve-a-TA a-SI-ta KHE-sed im-kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ba-a-lo-TAM mi-mits-RA-yim va-ya-SAR kei-NI mi-TOKH a-ma-LEK
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive form wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing Saul’s direct speech to the Kenite, ha-qênî {הַקֵּינִ֡י | ha-qênî} ‘the Kenite’.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:6
And Saul said to the Kenite , “Go, turn aside, depart from among the Amalekites, lest I gather you with him; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenite departed from among the Amalekites.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:6, 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.15.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.6.W1.S1) and character.