1 Samuel 22:18:11 Sam.22.18.W1TAB
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 ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-do-YIG le-do-EG SOV a-TA u-fe-GA ba-ko-ha-NIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-do-YIG le-do-EG SOV a-TA u-fe-GA ba-ko-ha-NIM va-yi-SOV do-YIG do-EG ha-a-do-MI va-yif-GA-u ba-ko-ha-NIM va-ya-MET ba-YOM ha-HU she-mo-NIM va-kha-mi-SHA ISH no-SE e-FOD BAD
Exegesis
The narrative uses vav consecutive clauses (vayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, vay-yisov {וַיִּסֹּב | vay-yis-sōb}, vayipga-hu {וַיִּפְגַּע־הוּא | vay-yip-pa-‘a-hū}, vayamet {וַיָּמֶת | vay-yā-met}) to link actions rapidly.
Root and etymology
מ־ר־רm, r, r
“to be bitter”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:18
And the king said to Doeg, “Turn and strike the priests.” Then Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and on that day he killed eighty-five men wearing a linen ephod .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:18, 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.22.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.18.W1.S1) and character.