2 Samuel 19:33:12 Sam.19.33.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:34
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
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-bar-zil-LAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-bar-zil-LAI a-TA a-VOR i-TI ve-khil-kal-TI OT-kha im-ma-DI bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative vav in vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wā-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
’-m-r
“to say”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:33
The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you as you stay with me in Jerusalem .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:33, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (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.19.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.33.W1.S1) and character.