2 Chronicles 18:13:12 Chr.18.13.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
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
- clause
va-YO-mer mi-KHA-ye-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer mi-KHA-ye-hu KHAI-ye-ho-VAH KI ET-a-sher-yo-MAR e-lo-HAI o-TO a-da-BER
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:13
Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives , I will speak only what my God says.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:13, 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 2 Chr.18.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.13.W1.S1) and character.