2 Samuel 14:10:12 Sam.14.10.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ha-me-da-BER e-LA-yikh va-ha-ve-E-to e-LAI ve-LO-YO-sif OD la-GA-at BAKH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:10
The king said, “Whoever speaks to you , bring him to me, and he shall not touch you again.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:10, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (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.14.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.10.W1.S1) and character.