2 Samuel 18:30:12 Sam.18.30.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /vajˈʔoː.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 ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh SOV hit-ya-TSEV KO
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh SOV hit-ya-TSEV KO va-ye-SOV va-ya-a-MOD
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyō’-mer} ‘and he said’, a typical vav consecutive Qal imperfect introducing speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:30
Then the king said, “Turn aside and stand here.” So he turned aside and stood there .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:30, 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.18.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.30.W1.S1) and character.