1 Samuel 20:9:11 Sam.20.9.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 ye-ho-NA-tan
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan kha-LI-la LAKH KI IM-YA-do-a e-DA KI-KHAL-ta ha-ra-A me-IM A-vi la-VO a-LE-kha ve-LO o-TA a-GID LAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} introducing direct discourse.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:9
And Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I knew for certain that my father had determined harm to come upon you, would I not tell you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:9, 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.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.9.W1.S1) and character.