2 Chronicles 18:5:142 Chr.18.5.W14TAB
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
vayomru
“and they said”
- Transliteration
- va-yom-RU
- Extended
- vah-yohm-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.jomˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yom-RU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yom-RU a-LE
- clause
va-yom-RU a-LE ve-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-BOTS ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL et-ha-ne-vi-IM ar-BA me-OT ISH va-YO-mer a-le-HEM ha-ne-LEKH el-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-ekh-DAL va-yom-RU a-LE ve-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:5
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets—four hundred men—and asked them, “Is it right for us to go to war at Ramoth Gilead, or should I refrain?” They answered, “Go up, and God will hand it over to the king’s authority .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 18:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (vayomru) 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.18.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.5.W14.S1) and character.