2 Samuel 14:30:12 Sam.14.30.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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 el-a-va-DAIV
- clause
va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAIV re-U KHEL-kat yo-AV el-ya-DI ve-LO-SHAM se-o-RIM le-KHU ve-ho-tse-TI-ya ve-hats-si-TU-ha va-ESH
- sentence
va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAIV re-U KHEL-kat yo-AV el-ya-DI ve-LO-SHAM se-o-RIM le-KHU ve-ho-tse-TI-ya ve-hats-si-TU-ha va-ESH va-yats-tsi-TU av-DE av-sha-LOM et-ha-khel-KA ba-ESH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with a vav consecutive clause, vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct discourse.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:30
And he said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:30, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.14.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.30.W1.S1) and character.