2 Samuel 18:11:12 Sam.18.11.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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer yo-AV
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse ve-a-LAI la-TET le-KHA a-sa-RA KE-sef va-kha-go-RA e-KHAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, which sequences the narrative into Joab’s direct address.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:11
And Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, “Behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there on the ground? Then it would have fallen to me to give you ten pieces of silver and one belt .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:11, 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.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.11.W1.S1) and character.