2 Samuel 17:6:142 Sam.17.6.W14TAB
אִם־אַ֖יִן
imayin
“if not or if there is none”
- Transliteration
- im-A-yin
- Extended
- ihm-AH-yihn
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʔaˈjin/
Meaning by language
- English
- if not or if there is none
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-A-yin
- clause
im-A-yin a-TA da-BER
- sentence
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER av-sha-LOM e-LAV le-MOR ka-da-VAR ha-ZE di-BER a-khi-TO-fel ha-na-a-SE et-de-va-RO im-A-yin a-TA da-BER
Exegesis
dabber {אִם־אַיִן … דַבֵּר | ʾim-ʾayin … dab-bēr} sets up an alternative and calls for Hushai’s response.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:6
And Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom said to him, “As Ahithophel has spoken this word , shall we act upon it? If not, you speak.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 17:6, so the Hebrew word אִם־אַ֖יִן (imayin) 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.17.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.6.W14.S1) and character.