2 Samuel 23:17:12 Sam.23.17.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר
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
- clause
va-YO-mer kha-li-LA LI Ye-ho-VAH me-a-SO-ti ZOT ha-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-hol-KHIM be-na-fsho-TAM ve-LO a-VA lish-te-TAAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer kha-li-LA LI Ye-ho-VAH me-a-SO-ti ZOT ha-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-hol-KHIM be-na-fsho-TAM ve-LO a-VA lish-te-TAAM E-le A-su she-LO-shet ha-gi-bo-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, marking a narrative speech indicator.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:17
And he said, “Far be it from me, LORD , to do this! Is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives? And he would not consent to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:17, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (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.23.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.17.W1.S1) and character.