2 Chronicles 18:8:62 Chr.18.8.W6TAB
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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
- clause
va-yo-MER ma-HER mi-kha-HU mi-KHAI-hu ben-yim-LA
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-sa-RIS e-KHAD va-yo-MER ma-HER mi-kha-HU mi-KHAI-hu ben-yim-LA
Exegesis
The discourse shifts to direct speech with the second vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | wə-yōmer} ‘and he said’.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–reshaleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:8
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly , bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (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.18.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.8.W6.S1) and character.