2 Samuel 17:8:12 Sam.17.8.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI
- clause
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI a-TA ya-Da-TA et-A-vi-KHA ve-et-a-na-SHAIV KI gi-bo-RIM HE-ma u-ma-RE NE-fesh HE-ma ke-DOV sha-KUL ba-sa-DE
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI a-TA ya-Da-TA et-A-vi-KHA ve-et-a-na-SHAIV KI gi-bo-RIM HE-ma u-ma-RE NE-fesh HE-ma ke-DOV sha-KUL ba-sa-DE ve-a-vi-KHA ISH mil-kha-MA ve-LO ya-LIN et-ha-AM
Exegesis
The verse opens with a vav-consecutive prefixed imperfect in vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}, marking Hushai’s entry into direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:8
And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, for they are mighty men and embittered of soul , like a bear bereaved in the field. And your father is a man of war , and he will not spend the night with the people.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 17:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (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.17.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.8.W1.S1) and character.