2 Samuel 16:4:92 Sam.16.4.W9TAB
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 tsi-VA
- clause
va-YO-mer tsi-VA hish-ta-kha-ve-TI em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsi-VA hi-NE le-KHA KOL a-SHER lim-fi-VO-SHET va-YO-mer tsi-VA hish-ta-kha-ve-TI em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way·yo·mer} ‘and he said’, a vav-consecutive + qal imperfect marking sequential direct speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold , all that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours.” And Ziba said, “I have bowed down. May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 16:4, 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.16.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.4.W9.S1) and character.