2 Samuel 22:2:12 Sam.22.2.W1TAB
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
vayomar
“and he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mar
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mahr
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mar/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mar
- sentence
va-YO-mar ye-ho-VAH sal-E u-me-tsu-da-TI u-me-fal-TI-li
Exegesis
The clause begins with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּאמַר | wa-yo-’mar} ‘and he said’, marking a shift into direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:2
He said: “The LORD is my rock , my fortress, and my deliverer.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (vayomar) 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.22.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.2.W1.S1) and character.