2 Samuel 18:23:32 Sam.18.23.W3TAB
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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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Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER LO
- clause
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS
- sentence
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS va-ya-RATS a-khi-MA-mats DE-rekh ha-kik-KAR va-ya-a-VOR et-ha-KU-shi
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמַר | wə-yō-ˈmār} ‘and he said,’ which introduces direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:23
And he said, “Whatever may be, I will run.” Then Joab said to him, “Run!” So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and overtook the Cushite .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 18:23, 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.18.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.23.W3.S1) and character.