2 Chronicles 18:3:12 Chr.18.3.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-te-LEKH im-MI ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
va-yo-MER akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-te-LEKH im-MI ra-MOT gil-AD va-yo-MER LO ka-mo-NI kha-MO-kha u-khe-am-KHA a-MI ve-im-KHA ba-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּ֜אמֶר | wayyōmer} introducing speech.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:3
Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you join me in going to Ramoth Gilead?” He replied, “I am like you, and my people like your people; in the war we will stand with you.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (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.18.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.3.W1.S1) and character.