2 Samuel 14:12:12 Sam.14.12.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
vatomer
“and she said”
- Transliteration
- va-TO-mer
- Extended
- vah-TOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vatˈtoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she said
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-TO-mer
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR va-YO-mer da-BE-ri
Exegesis
The verse opens with vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | wa-tō-mer} ‘and she said,’ marking the start of direct speech by haishah {הָאִשָּׁה | hā-ʾiš-šāh}.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:12
And the woman said, “Let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:12, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.14.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.12.W1.S1) and character.