1 Samuel 20:4:11 Sam.20.4.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ma-to-MAR naf-she-KHA ve-E-e-se-LAKH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive in vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wā-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:4
And Jonathan said to David, “What do you desire? I will do for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.20.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.4.W1.S1) and character.