2 Samuel 20:9:12 Sam.20.9.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 yo-AV
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-a-ma-SA ha-sha-LOM a-TA a-KHI
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-a-ma-SA ha-sha-LOM a-TA a-KHI va-TO-khez yad-ye-MIN yo-AV biz-KAN a-ma-SA lin-she-KA-lo
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive form vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing direct speech hashalom attah achi {הֲשָׁלוֹם אַתָּה אָחִי | hă-šā-lōm ’ă-t-tāh ’ā-ḥî} ‘is it peace with you, my brother’.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:9
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it peace with you, my brother?” And Joab grasped Amasa’s beard with his right hand to kiss him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:9, 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.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.9.W1.S1) and character.