2 Chronicles 18:6:12 Chr.18.6.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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT ha-EN PO na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT ha-EN PO na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH OD ve-nid-re-SHA me-o-TO
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wā-yō-mér} ‘and he said’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect that introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:6
But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here besides whom we may inquire of?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:6, 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.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.6.W1.S1) and character.