2 Samuel 17:7:12 Sam.17.7.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 khu-SHAI
- clause
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM lo-to-VA ha-e-TSA a-sher-ya-ATS a-khi-TO-fel bap-PA-am ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive narrative formula, vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and He said,’ introducing direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:7
And Hushai said to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has offered on this occasion is not good.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 17:7, 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.17.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.7.W1.S1) and character.