2 Chronicles 25:9:122 Chr.25.9.W12TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
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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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- clause
va-yo-MER ISH ha-e-lo-HIM YESH la-ye-ho-VAH la-TET le-KHA har-BE mi-ZE
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-mats-ya-HU le-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM u-MA-la-a-sot lim-AT ha-ki-KAR a-SHER na-TAT-ti lig-DUD yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER ISH ha-e-lo-HIM YESH la-ye-ho-VAH la-TET le-KHA har-BE mi-ZE
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive, with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introducing each speech turn.
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:9
And Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what should be done for the hundred talents that I gave to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 25:9, 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.25.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.9.W12.S1) and character.