2 Chronicles 18:19:12 Chr.18.19.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 ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-YO-mer ZE o-MER KA-kha ve-ZE o-MER KA-kha
Exegesis
The verse advances the vision narrative with wayyōʾmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech from the divine speaker.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:19
And the LORD said, “Who will entice Ahab, king of Israel, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth Gilead?” And one was saying, “Like this,” and another was saying, “Like that.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:19, 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 2 Chr.18.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.19.W1.S1) and character.