2 Chronicles 18:14:122 Chr.18.14.W12TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
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
- clause
va-yo-MER a-LU ve-hats-li-KHU ve-yin-nat-NU be-yed-KHEM
- sentence
va-ya-BO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh e-LAV mi-KHA ha-ne-LEKH el-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-ekh-DAL va-yo-MER a-LU ve-hats-li-KHU ve-yin-nat-NU be-yed-KHEM
Exegesis
The prepositional unit el-hammēlekh {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-hammēleḵ} identifies the recipient as the king, and the repeated vayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ frames the dialogue and underscores royal authority.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:14
When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah , shall we go to fight at Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain ?” And he answered, “Go up and succeed; they will be given into your hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 18:14, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.18.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.14.W12.S1) and character.