2 Chronicles 18:24:12 Chr.18.24.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 mi-KHA-ye-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer mi-KHA-ye-hu hin-NE-kha ro-E ba-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
va-YO-mer mi-KHA-ye-hu hin-NE-kha ro-E ba-YOM ha-HU a-SHER ta-VO KHE-der be-KHE-der le-he-kha-VE
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ marking direct speech.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:24
Micaiah said, “Behold , you will see on that day when you enter an inner chamber to hide yourself.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:24, 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.18.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.24.W1.S1) and character.