2 Samuel 19:29:12 Sam.19.29.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:30
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 LO
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO ha-ME-lekh la-MA te-da-BER OD de-va-RE-kha a-MAR-ti a-TA ve-tsi-VA takh-le-KU ET-ha-SA-de
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʼmer} ‘and he said’, introducing the king’s address.
Root and etymology
’-m-r
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:29
The king said to him, “Why do you still speak your words? I have spoken: you and Ziba shall divide the field .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:29, 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.19.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.29.W1.S1) and character.