2 Kings 20:19:102 Kgs.20.19.W10TAB
אִם־שָׁל֥וֹם
imshalom
“if peace”
- Transliteration
- im-sha-LOM
- Extended
- ihm-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- if peace
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
im-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The conditional clause im-shalom ve-emet yihyeh be-yamai {אִם־שָׁלוֹם וֶאֱמֶת יִהְיֶה בְּיָמָי | ʾim-šā-lôm we-ʾe-met yiḥ-yēh bə-yā-māy} employs a paired noun to express holistic well-being and reliability, and the suffix clause specifies the temporal scope of Hezekiah’s reign.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ם
“completeness, wholeness”
In context — 2 Kings 20:19
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD that you have spoken.” Then he added, “Will there not be peace and truth in my days?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 20:19, so the Hebrew word אִם־שָׁל֥וֹם (imshalom) 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 Kgs.20.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.19.W10.S1) and character.