1 Samuel 19:17:11 Sam.19.17.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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 el-mi-KHAL LA-ma KA-kha rim-mi-TI-ni va-te-shal-LE-KHI et-o-ye-VI va-yim-ma-LET
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL el-mi-KHAL LA-ma KA-kha rim-mi-TI-ni va-te-shal-LE-KHI et-o-ye-VI va-yim-ma-LET va-to-MER mi-KHAL el-sha-UL HU-a-a-MAR e-LAI shal-khe-NI la-MA a-mi-TEKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive wayyṓmer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyṓmer} ‘and he said,’ marking the start of Saul’s direct speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:17
And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and sent away my enemy , so that he has escaped?” And Michal said to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:17, 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.19.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.17.W1.S1) and character.