1 Samuel 17:29:11 Sam.17.29.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID ME a-SI-ti a-TA
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID ME a-SI-ti a-TA ha-LO da-VAR HU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive verb wayyomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, signaling direct speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:29
David said, “What have I done now ? Was it not only a word ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:29, 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.17.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.29.W1.S1) and character.