1 Samuel 20:5:11 Sam.20.5.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vaˈjoː.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 da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE-KHO-desh ma-KHAR ve-a-no-KHI ya-SHOV-e-SHEV
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE-KHO-desh ma-KHAR ve-a-no-KHI ya-SHOV-e-SHEV im-ha-ME-lekh le-e-KHOL ve-shi-la-KH-TA-ni ve-nis-tar-TI va-sa-DE ad ha-E-rev ha-she-li-SHIT
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yo-mer} ‘and he said,’ using a vav-consecutive qal imperfect to mark continuation.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:5
And David said, “Then it will be the new moon day, and you will dine with the king, but I will go and hide myself in the field until the evening of the third day.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:5, 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.5.W1.S1) and character.