2 Chronicles 20:6:12 Chr.20.6.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֗ר
vayomar
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MAR
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MAR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmar/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MAR
- clause
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM
- sentence
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM u-ve-yad-KHA KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA ve-EN im-me-KHA le-hit-ya-TSEV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמַר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:6
And he said, “O LORD God of our fathers , are You not He—God in the heavens? And You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In Your hand are power and might, and none can stand against You.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֗ר (vayomar) 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.20.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.6.W1.S1) and character.