1 Samuel 21:14:11 Sam.21.14.W1TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:15
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 a-KHISH
- clause
va-YO-mer a-KHISH el-a-va-DAI-v
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-KHISH el-a-va-DAI-v hi-NE tir-E-u ISH mish-ta-GE-a la-MA ta-vi-U o-TO e-LAI
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yô-mer} ‘and he said’ introduces direct speech by King Achish.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say or speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:14
And Achish said to his servants, “Behold , the man is insane ; why have you brought him to me?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 21:14, 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.21.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.14.W1.S1) and character.