1 Samuel 22:12:51 Sam.22.12.W5TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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
- clause
va-yo-MER hin-NI a-do-NI
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL she-MA-na ben-a-khi-TUV va-yo-MER hin-NI a-do-NI
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, marking the introduction of direct speech.
The repeated vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} introduces the response clause.
Root and etymology
מ־ר־רm, r, r
“to be bitter”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:12
And Saul said, “Listen , son of Ahitub,” and he replied, “Here I am, my lord .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 22:12, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (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.22.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.12.W5.S1) and character.