1 Samuel 16:11:61 Sam.16.11.W6TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI ha-tam-MU han-ne-a-RIM va-YO-mer OD sha-AR hak-ka-TAN ve-hin-NE ro-E bats-TSO-n
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI ha-tam-MU han-ne-a-RIM va-YO-mer OD sha-AR hak-ka-TAN ve-hin-NE ro-E bats-TSO-n va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI shil-KHA ve-ka-KHE-nu KI lo-na-SOV ad-bo-O PO
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through three direct address sequences introduced by wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, creating a progression from inquiry to response to command.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are the young men all here?” And he replied, “There remains still the youngest , and behold, he is tending the flock .” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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.16.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.11.W6.S1) and character.