1 Samuel 17:27:11 Sam.17.27.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO ha-AM ka-da-VAR ha-ZE le-MOR
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO ha-AM ka-da-VAR ha-ZE le-MOR KO ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}, marking narrative continuation as the collective ha’am {הָעָם | hāʿām} issues its reply.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:27
The people answered him, “By that declaration , it shall be done to the man who strikes him down .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:27, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.17.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.27.W1.S1) and character.