1 Samuel 20:12:11 Sam.20.12.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 ye-ho-NA-tan
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ esh-LAKH e-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti et-oz-NE-kha
Exegesis
wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyomer} ‘and he said’ sets a sequential narrative frame.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:12
And Jonathan said to David, “The LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow or on the third day, behold, if he is good toward David, shall I not then send word to you and make it known to you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:12, 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.12.W1.S1) and character.