2 Samuel 16:20:12 Sam.16.20.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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 av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-a-khi-TO-fel
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM el-a-khi-TO-fel ha-VU la-KHEM E-tsa ma-na-a-SE
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyō’mer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:20
And Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give counsel among yourselves; what shall we do?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 16:20, 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.16.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.20.W1.S1) and character.