2 Chronicles 18:4:12 Chr.18.4.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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 ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The clause opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ a wayyiqtol form that advances the narrative and introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:4
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.4.W1.S1) and character.