2 Chronicles 18:21:82 Chr.18.21.W8TAB
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
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 te-fa-TE ve-gam-tu-KHAL TSE va-a-SE-KHEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-TSE ve-ha-YI-TI le-RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI kal-ne-vi-AI-v va-YO-mer te-fa-TE ve-gam-tu-KHAL TSE va-a-SE-KHEN
Exegesis
The verse comprises two consecutive speeches introduced by vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said.’
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:21
And he said, “I will go out and become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets.” And the LORD said, “You shall entice, and you shall prevail. Go out and do so.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 18:21, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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.18.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.21.W8.S1) and character.