1 Samuel 14:10:11 Sam.14.10.W1TAB
וְאִם־כֹּ֨ה
veimko
“and if thus”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-KO
- Extended
- veh-ihm-KOH
- IPA
- /vəʔimˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-KO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU
- clause
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU a-LU a-LE-nu ve-a-LI-nu ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DE-nu
- sentence
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU a-LU a-LE-nu ve-a-LI-nu ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DE-nu ve-ze-LA-nu ha-OT
Exegesis
The conditional conjunction wə-ʾim {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} ‘and if’ sets a hypothetical.
The adverb kô {כֹּה | kô} ‘thus’ frames the expected reply.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:10
But if they say, “Come up to us,” then we will go up, because the LORD has given them into our hand, and this will be the sign for us.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:10, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־כֹּ֨ה (veimko) 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 Sam.14.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.10.W1.S1) and character.