1 Samuel 20:7:21 Sam.20.7.W2TAB
יֹאמַ֖ר
yomar
“he says”
- Transliteration
- yo-MAR
- Extended
- yoh-MAHR
- IPA
- /joːˈʔa.mar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he says
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
im-KO yo-MAR
- clause
im-KO yo-MAR TOV sha-LOM
- sentence
im-KO yo-MAR TOV sha-LOM le-av-DE-kha ve-im-kha-RO ye-khe-RE LO DA ki-khal-TA ha-ra-A me-im-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmēr} ‘and he said’, signaling direct speech addressed elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw} ‘to him’.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:7
If he says, “Good ,” then your servant will be safe; but if he is very angry, then know that harm is determined by him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:7, so the Hebrew word יֹאמַ֖ר (yomar) 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.20.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.7.W2.S1) and character.