1 Samuel 22:5:11 Sam.22.5.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI
- clause
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-ya-VO YA-ar KHA-ret
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer hanavi {וַיֹּאמֶר הַנָּבִיא | vāyyōʾmer hanāvēʾ} introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
מ־ר־רm, r, r
“to be bitter”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:5
Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not dwell in the stronghold ; depart and go to the land of Judah,” and David departed and went to the forest of Chareth .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (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.22.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.5.W1.S1) and character.