2 Kings 13:15:12 Kgs.13.15.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO eh-lee-SHA KAKH KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO eh-lee-SHA KAKH KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM va-yik-KAKH EH-lav KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM
Exegesis
The narrative sequence is driven by vav-consecutive imperfect verbs, beginning with vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and He said’ to introduce direct speech.
In context — 2 Kings 13:15
And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows ,” and he took a bow and arrows.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 13:15, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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 Kgs.13.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.15.W1.S1) and character.