2 Samuel 13:12:12 Sam.13.12.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
vatomer
“and she said”
- Transliteration
- va-to-MER
- Extended
- vah-toh-MER
- IPA
- /vat.toˈmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-to-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-to-MER LO
- clause
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | vāṯ-ṭō-mer}, signaling a narrative shift.
Root and etymology
א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:12
And she said to him, “No, my brother , do not violate me; for no such thing is done in Israel. Do not do this disgrace .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (vatomer) 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 Sam.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.12.W1.S1) and character.