1 Samuel 22:7:11 Sam.22.7.W1TAB
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 sha-UL
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-va-DAV ha-nit-tsa-VIM a-LAV shim-E-u-NA be-NE ye-mi-NI
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-va-DAV ha-nit-tsa-VIM a-LAV shim-E-u-NA be-NE ye-mi-NI gam-le-khul-KEHM yit-TEN ben-yi-SHAI sa-DOT u-khe-ra-MIM le-khul-KEHM ya-SIM sa-RE a-la-FIM ve-sa-RE me-OT
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way-yō-ʾǎ-mer}, using the vav-consecutive to continue the narrative.
Root and etymology
מ־ר־רm, r, r
“to be bitter”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:7
And Saul said to his servants who were standing before him, “Hear now, sons of Benjamin! Will Jesse’s son give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he set you as commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:7, 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.22.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.7.W1.S1) and character.