2 Samuel 15:26:12 Sam.15.26.W1TAB
וְאִם֙
veim
“and if”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM
- Extended
- veh-IHM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-IM
- clause
ve-IM KO yo-MAR LO kha-FATS-ti BAKH
- sentence
ve-IM KO yo-MAR LO kha-FATS-ti BAKH hin-NE ya-a-SE-li ka-a-SHER TOV be-e-NAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the protasis introduced by the conditional particle ve’im {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} ‘and if’ and the adverb koh {כֹּה | kōh} ‘thus’, setting the manner of the anticipated divine response.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:26
But if He says, “I have not delighted in you,” here I am; let Him do to me as is good in His eyes .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:26, so the Hebrew word וְאִם֙ (veim) 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 Sam.15.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.26.W1.S1) and character.