2 Samuel 15:33:12 Sam.15.33.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːmɛr/
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 LO
- clause
va-YO-mer LO da-VID
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO da-VID IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·’a·mer} marking direct speech addressed lo {ל֖וֹ | lō·w}, indicating the recipient David {דָּוִד | dā·wîḏ}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:33
And David said to him, “If you pass over with me, then you will be a burden upon me.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:33, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.15.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.33.W1.S1) and character.