2 Samuel 15:22:12 Sam.15.22.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
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 da-VID
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-it-TAI LEKH va-a-VOR
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-it-TAI LEKH va-a-VOR va-ya-a-VOR it-TAI ha-git-TI ve-khol-a-na-SHAIV ve-khol-ha-TAF a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ establishing narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:22
And David said to Ittai, “Go on and cross over.” So Ittai the Gittite crossed over with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:22, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (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.15.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.22.W1.S1) and character.