2 Samuel 13:15:142 Sam.13.15.W14TAB
וַֽיֹּאמֶר־לָ֥הּ
vayomerla
“and he said to her”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER-la
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR-laa
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔɛmɛr.laːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he said to her
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER-la
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER-la am-NON
- clause
va-yo-MER-la am-NON KU-mi le-KHI
- sentence
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA va-yo-MER-la am-NON KU-mi le-KHI
Root and etymology
א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:15
And Amnon hated her with a very great hatred , for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 13:15, so the Hebrew word וַֽיֹּאמֶר־לָ֥הּ (vayomerla) 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.13.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.15.W14.S1) and character.