2 Samuel 20:6:12 Sam.20.6.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vayomer
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-MER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-MEHR
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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 da-VID
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI a-TA ye-RA la-NU SHE-va ben-bik-RI min-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI a-TA ye-RA la-NU SHE-va ben-bik-RI min-av-sha-LOM a-TA KAKH et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha u-re-DOF a-kha-RAIV pen-ma-TSA LO a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ve-hi-TSIL e-NE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive construction vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, marking narrative progression.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bikhri will do us more harm than did Absalom. Take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities and escape our notice.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:6, 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.20.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.6.W1.S1) and character.