2 Samuel 18:3:12 Sam.18.3.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-MER
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ha-AM
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-AM LO te-TSE KI IM-NOS na-NUS LO-ya-SI-mu e-LE-nu LEV ve-IM-ya-MU-tu khe-tsye-NU LO-ya-SI-mu e-LE-nu LEV KI-a-TA kha-MO-nu a-sa-RA a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-AM LO te-TSE KI IM-NOS na-NUS LO-ya-SI-mu e-LE-nu LEV ve-IM-ya-MU-tu khe-tsye-NU LO-ya-SI-mu e-LE-nu LEV KI-a-TA kha-MO-nu a-sa-RA a-la-FIM ve-a-TA TOV KI-ti-he-YE-la-NU me-IR la-ziR la-ZOR
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayyomeru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | vay·yō·mə·rū} “and they said,” introducing haam {הָעָם | hā·ʿām} “the people” in direct address.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:3
But the people said, “You shall not go out, for if we flee or are made to flee, they will not set their hearts upon us; even if half of us die, they will not set their hearts upon us. For now you are like ten thousand of us, so it is better that you give help to us from the city.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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.18.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.3.W1.S1) and character.