1 Samuel 17:44:11 Sam.17.44.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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 ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID le-KHA e-LAI ve-et-te-NA et-be-sa-re-KHA le-OF ha-sha-MA-yim u-le-ve-he-MAT ha-sa-DE
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, employing a vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect to continue the action.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:44
And the Philistine said to David, “Draw near to me, and I will consign your flesh to the carrion birds of the sky and to the wild beasts of the field.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:44:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:44, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.17.44.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.44.W1.S1) and character.