2 Samuel 14:12:82 Sam.14.12.W8TAB
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
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
- clause
va-YO-mer da-BE-ri
- 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 response begins with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ followed by the Piel imperative daberi {דַּבֵּרִי | da-bēr-î} ‘speak,’ granting permission to continue. This sequence—request, addressee, and permission—reflects typical Hebrew dialogical patterns, with the particle־נא reinforcing respect and the Piel imperative intensifying the appeal.
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 14:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 14:12, 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.14.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.12.W8.S1) and character.