2 Samuel 17:6:42 Sam.17.6.W4TAB
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
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 av-sha-LOM e-LAV
- clause
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER av-sha-LOM e-LAV le-MOR ka-da-VAR ha-ZE di-BER a-khi-TO-fel ha-na-a-SE et-de-va-RO
- sentence
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER av-sha-LOM e-LAV le-MOR ka-da-VAR ha-ZE di-BER a-khi-TO-fel ha-na-a-SE et-de-va-RO im-A-yin a-TA da-BER
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyō-mer} ‘and he said’ frames Absalom’s speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:6
And Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom said to him, “As Ahithophel has spoken this word , shall we act upon it? If not, you speak.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 17:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (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.17.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.6.W4.S1) and character.