1 Samuel 20:18:11 Sam.20.18.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר־ל֥וֹ
vayomerlo
“and he said to him”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer-LO
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr-LOH
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he said to him
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer-LO ye-ho-na-TAN
- clause
va-YO-mer-LO ye-ho-na-TAN ma-KHAR KHO-desh
- sentence
va-YO-mer-LO ye-ho-na-TAN ma-KHAR KHO-desh ve-nif-kad-TA KI yip-pa-KED mo-sha-VE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, marking the start of Jonathan’s address.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:18
Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the new moon , and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:18, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר־ל֥וֹ (vayomerlo) 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.20.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.18.W1.S1) and character.