1 Samuel 21:8:11 Sam.21.8.W1TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:9
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ve-EN yesh-PO TA-khat-YAD-kha kha-NIT o-KHE-rev
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ve-EN yesh-PO TA-khat-YAD-kha kha-NIT o-KHE-rev KI gam-khar-BI ve-gam-KE-lai lo-la-KHAKH-ti ve-ya-DI ki-ha-YA de-var-ha-ME-lekh na-KHUTS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ signaling direct speech.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Mem, Resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:8
And David said to Ahimelech, “Is there no spear or sword under your hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons, because the king’s mission is urgent.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 21:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.8.W1.S1) and character.