2 Samuel 20:4:12 Sam.20.4.W1TAB
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 ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-a-ma-SA haz-EK-li et-ish-ye-hu-DA she-LO-shet ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-a-ma-SA haz-EK-li et-ish-ye-hu-DA she-LO-shet ya-MIM ve-a-TA PO a-MOD
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive perfect vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer} ‘and he said’, which propels the action.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:4
And the king said to Amasa , “Summon for me the men of Judah within three days, and you stand here.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:4, 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.20.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.4.W1.S1) and character.