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

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Result
יֹא + מַ֖ר
yo + mar
yomar

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    yo-MAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    im-KO yo-MAR

  3. clause

    im-KO yo-MAR TOV sha-LOM

  4. 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 context1 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.