1 Samuel 14:9:11 Sam.14.9.W1TAB
אִם־כֹּ֤ה
imko
“if thus”
- Transliteration
- im-KO
- Extended
- ihm-KOH
- IPA
- /ʔimˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if thus
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 | |
| 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
im-KO
- phraseyour reading level
im-KO yo-me-RU
- clause
im-KO yo-me-RU e-LE-nu DO-mu ad-ha-gi-E-nu a-LE-khem
- sentence
im-KO yo-me-RU e-LE-nu DO-mu ad-ha-gi-E-nu a-LE-khem ve-a-MAD-nu takh-TE-nu ve-LO na-le a-LE-hem
Exegesis
The translation follows the protasis introduced by the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’, linked to the demonstrative adverb ko {כֹּה | kō} ‘thus’ and the speech verb yomru {יֹֽאמְרוּ | yômerû} ‘they say’.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:9
If they say to us, “Stand still until we come to you,” then we will stand in our place and not go up to them.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:9, so the Hebrew word אִם־כֹּ֤ה (imko) 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.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.9.W1.S1) and character.