2 Samuel 14:24:12 Sam.14.24.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 yis-SOV el-BE-to u-fa-NAI LO yir-E
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh yis-SOV el-BE-to u-fa-NAI LO yir-E va-yis-SOV av-sha-LOM el-BE-to u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh LO ra-A
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive perfect vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, marking narrative continuity.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:24
But the king said, “Let him turn to his house, but my face he must not see.” So Absalom turned to his house and did not see the king’s face.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:24, 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.14.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.24.W1.S1) and character.