1 Kings 21:2:201 Kgs.21.2.W20TAB
אִ֚ם
im
“if”
- Transliteration
- IM
- Extended
- IHM
- IPA
- /ˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
IM
- clause
IM TOV be-e-NE-kha et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef me-KHIR ZE
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU IM TOV be-e-NE-kha et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef me-KHIR ZE
Exegesis
The conditional im tov be-eineicha {אִם ט֣וֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ | ʾim ṭōḇ bə-ʿê-ni-ḵā} allows for Naboth’s preference.
In context — 1 Kings 21:2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard , so it can serve as a garden , because it is adjacent to my house. I will offer you a better vineyard in exchange, or, if it seems right in your eyes, I will pay you its value in silver.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Kings 21:2, so the Hebrew word אִ֚ם (im) 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.21.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.2.W20.S1) and character.