2 Samuel 20:18:12 Sam.20.18.W1TAB
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר
vatomer
“and she said”
- Transliteration
- va-to-MER
- Extended
- vah-toh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vat.toˈʔɔmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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-to-MER
- clause
va-to-MER le-MOR
- sentence
va-to-MER le-MOR da-BER ye-dab-RU va-ri-sho-NA le-MOR sha-OL ye-sha-a-LU be-a-VEL ve-KHEN he-tam-MU
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vattomer {וַתֹּ֖אמֶר | vaṯ-ṭōʾmer} ‘and she said,’ introducing direct discourse.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:18
And she said, “They used to say at the beginning , ‘Surely one should ask at Abel ,’ and so they concluded the matter.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:18, so the Hebrew word וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (vatomer) 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.20.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.18.W1.S1) and character.