2 Samuel 13:25:12 Sam.13.25.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-av-sha-LOM al-be-NI al-NA ne-LEKH kul-LA-nu ve-LO nik-BAD a-LE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-av-sha-LOM al-be-NI al-NA ne-LEKH kul-LA-nu ve-LO nik-BAD a-LE-kha va-yif-RATS-BO ve-LO-A-VA la-LE-khet va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wā-yō-mer} introducing direct discourse by the king to Absalom. The paired negative-entreaty particles al ...
Root and etymology
א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:25
And the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, please do not let us all go, lest we be a burden to you.” Though Absalom urged him, he would not go, but blessed him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:25, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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 Sam.13.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.25.W1.S1) and character.