2 Samuel 19:26:12 Sam.19.26.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:27

וַיֹּאמַ֕ר

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

Result
וַ + יֹּא + מַ֕ר
va + yo + mer
vayomer

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-YO-mer

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh av-DI rim-MA-ni

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh av-DI rim-MA-ni KI-A-mar av-de-KHA ekh-be-SHA-li ha-kha-MOR ve-er-KAV a-LE-ha ve-E-lekh ET-ha-ME-lekh KI fis-SE-akh av-DE-kha

Exegesis

The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing David’s reply.

Root and etymology

’-m-r

to say

In context2 Samuel 19:26

And he said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me , for I said, ‘I will saddle the donkey for myself, ride on it, and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 19:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:26, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (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.19.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.26.W1.S1) and character.