2 Kings 20:19:82 Kgs.20.19.W8TAB
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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 ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ indicating direct speech by chizkiyahu {חִזְקִיָּהוּ | ḥiz-qî-yā-hû} to yeshayahu {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ | ye-sha-ya-hû}.
In context — 2 Kings 20:19
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD that you have spoken.” Then he added, “Will there not be peace and truth in my days?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 20:19, 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 Kgs.20.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.19.W8.S1) and character.