Exodus 16:4:18Exod.16.4.W18TAB
אִם־לֹֽא׃
imlo
“if not”
- Transliteration
- im-LO
- Extended
- ihm-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔim.ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if not
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-LO
- clause
ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
Exegesis
The interrogative clause hayelekh betorati im-lo {הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י אִם־לֹֽא | ha-yê-lēḵ bə-tō-rā-tî ʾim-lō} sets the criterion of obedience to divine instruction.
In context — Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I will shower bread from the heavens for you. Each day the people must go out and gather their portion, so that I may test them whether they will walk in My instruction or not.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Exodus 16:4, so the Hebrew word אִם־לֹֽא׃ (imlo) 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 Exod.16.4.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.4.W18.S1) and character.