1 Samuel 17:25:11 Sam.17.25.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ISH yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ISH yis-ra-EL har-re-i-TEM ha-ISH ha-O-le ha-ZE KI le-kha-REF ET-yis-ra-EL O-LE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ISH yis-ra-EL har-re-i-TEM ha-ISH ha-O-le ha-ZE KI le-kha-REF ET-yis-ra-EL O-LE ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, using the vav consecutive to continue the storyline.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:25
An Israelite said, “Do you see this man who comes forward? He comes to taunt Israel. The man who strikes him down will be granted by the king abundant riches, receive his daughter as wife, and have his father’s house freed in Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:25, 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.17.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.25.W1.S1) and character.