2 Samuel 18:27:12 Sam.18.27.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
vayomer
“and said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-tso-PE a-NI ro-E et-me-ru-TSAT ha-ri-SHON kim-ru-TSAT a-khi-ma-ATS ben-tsa-DOK
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-tso-PE a-NI ro-E et-me-ru-TSAT ha-ri-SHON kim-ru-TSAT a-khi-ma-ATS ben-tsa-DOK va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ish-TOV ZE ve-el-be-so-RA to-VA ya-VO
Exegesis
The narrative uses the wayyiqtol form vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ to introduce direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:27
And the watchman said, “I see the first runner is running like Ahimaaz son-of-Zadok.” Then the king said, “He is a good man, and he will come with good news .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:27, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (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.18.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.27.W1.S1) and character.