1 Samuel 16:19:51 Sam.16.19.W5TAB
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔɛmɛr/
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 shil-KHA e-LAI et-da-VID bin-KHA a-SHER ba-TSON
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM el-yi-SHAI va-yo-MER shil-KHA e-LAI et-da-VID bin-KHA a-SHER ba-TSON
Exegesis
A second waw-consecutive clause uses wayyōʾmer {וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’ to introduce direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:19
Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send to me David your son, who is among the sheep .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 16:19, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (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.16.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.19.W5.S1) and character.