1 Samuel 18:7:41 Sam.18.7.W4TAB
וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ
vatomarna
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-to-MAR-na
- Extended
- vah-toh-MAHR-neh
- IPA
- /vat.toˈʔamər.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-to-MAR-na
- clause
va-ta-a-ne-NA ha-na-SHIM ha-me-sa-kha-KOT va-to-MAR-na
- sentence
va-ta-a-ne-NA ha-na-SHIM ha-me-sa-kha-KOT va-to-MAR-na hi-KA sha-UL ve-al-FO ba-a-la-FAV ve-da-VID be-riv-vo-TAV
Root and etymology
“to speak, say”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:7
And the women who played answered and said, “Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:7, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ (vatomarna) 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.18.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.7.W4.S1) and character.