2 Chronicles 18:29:12 Chr.18.29.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
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 ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT hit-kha-PES va-VO va-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA le-VASH be-ga-DE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT hit-kha-PES va-VO va-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA le-VASH be-ga-DE-kha va-yit-kha-PES ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO-u ba-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | wayyō’mer} ‘and he said’ introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:29
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and enter the battle , but you wear your garments .” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into the battle.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:29, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (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.18.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.29.W1.S1) and character.