1 Samuel 17:37:151 Sam.17.37.W15TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
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 sha-UL el-da-VID
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL el-da-VID LEKH va-ye-ho-VAH yih-ye im-MAKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID ye-ho-VAH a-SHER hi-tsi-LA-ni mi-YAD ha-a-RI u-mi-YAD ha-DOV HU ya-tsi-LE-ni mi-YAD ha-pe-lish-TI ha-ZE va-yo-MER sha-UL el-da-VID LEKH va-ye-ho-VAH yih-ye im-MAKH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ signaling direct speech transitions.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:37
David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the hand of the lion and from the hand of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:37:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 17:37, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.17.37.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.37.W15.S1) and character.