1 Samuel 20:29:11 Sam.20.29.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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA
- clause
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI al-KEN lo-VA el-shul-KHAN ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} “and he said,” marking David’s reply.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:29
And he said, “Let me go, please, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:29, 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.20.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W1.S1) and character.