Exodus 18:23:1Exod.18.23.W1TAB
אִ֣ם
im
“if”
- Transliteration
- IM
- Extended
- IHM
- IPA
- /ʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
IM
- phraseyour reading level
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH
- clause
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD
- sentence
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’, establishing a protasis.
In context — Exodus 18:23
If you do this matter , and God commands you, then you will be able to stand, and also all the people will come to their place in peace.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:23, so the Hebrew word אִ֣ם (im) 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.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.23.W1.S1) and character.