2 Kings 20:7:12 Kgs.20.7.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ke-KHU de-VE-let te-e-NIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ke-KHU de-VE-let te-e-NIM va-yik-KHU va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-she-KHIN va-ye-KHI
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive prefix in vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing the prophet’s direct speech.
In context — 2 Kings 20:7
Then Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs.” They brought it and placed it on the boil, and he recovered .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 20:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.20.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.7.W1.S1) and character.