1 Kings 18:21:101 Kgs.18.21.W10TAB
אִם־יְהוָ֤ה
imyehovah
“if the LORD”
- Transliteration
- im-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ihm-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔim.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
im-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
im-Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yig-GASH e-li-YA-hu el-KOL-ha-AM va-yo-MER ad-ma-TAI a-TEM po-se-KHIM al-she-TEI has-se-i-PIM im-Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM le-KHU a-kha-RAV ve-im-hab-BA-al le-KHU a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-yig-GASH e-li-YA-hu el-KOL-ha-AM va-yo-MER ad-ma-TAI a-TEM po-se-KHIM al-she-TEI has-se-i-PIM im-Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM le-KHU a-kha-RAV ve-im-hab-BA-al le-KHU a-kha-RAV ve-LO-a-NU ha-AM o-TO da-VAR
Exegesis
This is followed by two parallel conditional clauses, ʾim-YHWH lĕkū {אִם־יְהוָה לְכוּ | ʾim-YHWH ləḵû} and wĕ-ʾim-habbaʿal lĕkū {וְאִם־הַבַּעַל לְכוּ | wə-ʾim-habbaʿal ləḵû}, presenting a binary choice of allegiance.
Root and etymology
Rooth-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah drew near to all the people and said, “How long will you continue limping on two branches ? If the LORD God is God, follow Him; but if Baal is god, then follow Him.” Yet the people gave him no reply.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 18:21, so the Hebrew word אִם־יְהוָ֤ה (imyehovah) 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 1 Kgs.18.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.21.W10.S1) and character.