2 Samuel 14:21:12 Sam.14.21.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-yo-AV hi-NE-na a-SI-ti et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-yo-AV hi-NE-na a-SI-ti et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-LEKH ha-SHEV et-ha-NA-ar et-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wâ-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, employing the vav-consecutive imperfect to advance the narrative.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:21
Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now , I have done this thing . Go, restore the young man Absalom.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.14.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.21.W1.S1) and character.