2 Samuel 18:4:12 Sam.18.4.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
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 a-LE-hem
- clause
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive prefixed verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yo-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech and following verb–subject order typical in Hebrew narrative.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said, “Whatever seems good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.4.W1.S1) and character.