1 Samuel 23:21:11 Sam.23.21.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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 sha-UL
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL be-ru-KHIM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL be-ru-KHIM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH KI kha-mal-TEM a-LAI
Exegesis
The clause begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect that introduces direct speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, “May you be blessed by the LORD , because you have shown mercy to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 23:21, 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.23.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.21.W1.S1) and character.