2 Chronicles 18:25:12 Chr.18.25.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
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 ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ke-KHU et-mi-kha-YE-hu va-ha-shi-VU-hu el-a-MON sar-ha-IR
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ke-KHU et-mi-kha-YE-hu va-ha-shi-VU-hu el-a-MON sar-ha-IR ve-el-yo-ASH ben-ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The narrative uses a vav-consecutive in wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing sequential narration.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:25
And the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and bring him back to Amon, the official of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:25, 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.18.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.25.W1.S1) and character.