2 Samuel 19:23:12 Sam.19.23.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:24
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
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 ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-shim-E LO ta-MUT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-shim-E LO ta-MUT va-yish-SHA-va LO ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The clause opens with a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect in vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, marking narrative action.
Root and etymology
’-m-r
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:23
And the king said to Shimei, “You will not die .” And the king swore to him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:23, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (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.19.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.23.W1.S1) and character.