1 Samuel 18:25:11 Sam.18.25.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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 sha-UL
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID EN-KHE-fets la-ME-lekh be-MO-har KI be-me-A a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM le-hin-na-KEM be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID EN-KHE-fets la-ME-lekh be-MO-har KI be-me-A a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM le-hin-na-KEM be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh ve-sha-UL kha-SHAV le-ha-PIL et-da-VID be-yad-pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yō-mer} introducing Saul’s direct speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:25
And Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘The king has no desire for a bride-price other than one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take revenge on the king’s enemies.’” And Saul planned to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:25, 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.18.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.25.W1.S1) and character.