2 Kings 23:18:12 Kgs.23.18.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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-NI-khu LO ISH al-ya-NA ats-mo-TAI-v
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-NI-khu LO ISH al-ya-NA ats-mo-TAI-v va-ye-mal-TU ats-mo-TAI-v ET ats-MOT ha-na-VI a-sher-BA mish-sho-mre-VON
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
In context — 2 Kings 23:18
And he said, “Let him be; let no one disturb his bones .” So they spared his bones, along with those of the prophet who came from Samaria.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 23:18, 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 Kgs.23.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.18.W1.S1) and character.