1 Samuel 20:36:11 Sam.20.36.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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 le-na-a-RO
- clause
va-YO-mer le-na-a-RO RUTS me-TSA NA et-ha-KHI-tsim a-SHER a-no-KHI mo-RE
- sentence
va-YO-mer le-na-a-RO RUTS me-TSA NA et-ha-KHI-tsim a-SHER a-no-KHI mo-RE ha-NA-ar RATS ve-HU-YA-ra ha-KHE-tsi le-ha-a-vi-RO
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wāyōmer} ‘and he said’, marking the start of reported speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:36
Then he said to the boy , “Run and find the arrows that I will shoot.” And the boy ran, and he shot an arrow beyond him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:36, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.20.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.36.W1.S1) and character.