2 Samuel 21:3:12 Sam.21.3.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 da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-giv-o-NIM MA e-e-SE la-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-giv-o-NIM MA e-e-SE la-KHEM u-va-MA a-kap-PER u-va-re-KHU et-na-kha-LAT Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The translation process tracks the sequence of Hebrew verbs in vav-consecutive (vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way·yō·mer} ‘and he said’), establishing narrative continuity.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:3
And David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you, and with what shall I make atonement so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD ?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 21:3, 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.21.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.3.W1.S1) and character.