2 Samuel 13:4:12 Sam.13.4.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO mad-DU-a a-TA ka-KHA DAL ben-ha-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker ba-BO-ker ha-LO ta-GID LI
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO mad-DU-a a-TA ka-KHA DAL ben-ha-ME-lekh ba-BO-ker ba-BO-ker ha-LO ta-GID LI va-YO-mer LO am-NON et-ta-MAR a-KHOT av-sha-LOM a-KHI a-NI o-HEV
Exegesis
The dialogue pivots on the vav-consecutive wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} marking each speaker turn.
Root and etymology
א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:4
And he said to him, "Why are you so weak , O son of the king, morning after morning ? Will you not tell me?" And Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, the sister of Absalom my brother."
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:4, 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 Sam.13.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.4.W1.S1) and character.