1 Samuel 17:32:11 Sam.17.32.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 el-sha-UL al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM a-LAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-sha-UL al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM a-LAV av-de-KHA ye-LEKH ve-nil-KHAM im-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyômer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:32
David said to Saul, “Let no one’s heart falter because of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:32, 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.17.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.32.W1.S1) and character.