Exodus 21:19:1Exod.21.19.W1TAB
אִם־יָק֞וּם
imyakum
“if he rises”
- Transliteration
- im-ya-KUM
- Extended
- ihm-yah-KOOM
- IPA
- /ʔim.jaˈquːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- if he rises
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ya-KUM
- clause
im-ya-KUM ve-hit-hal-LEKH ba-KHUTS al-mish-an-TO ve-ni-KA ha-ma-KE
- sentence
im-ya-KUM ve-hit-hal-LEKH ba-KHUTS al-mish-an-TO ve-ni-KA ha-ma-KE RAK shiv-TO yi-TEN ve-ra-PO ye-ra-PE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’, establishing the protasis of a legal stipulation.
This is followed by the Qal imperfect yakum {יָקוּם | yāqûm} ‘he rises’ and the Hitpael imperfect vehithallelēk {וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ | vehithallelēk} ‘and he walks’, where the Hitpael stem conveys regained agency.
Root and etymology
q-w-mqoph–waw–mem
“to rise”
In context — Exodus 21:19
If he rises and walks outside upon his staff, then the striker is acquitted; he shall pay only for his sitting , and he shall certainly cause him to be healed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:19, so the Hebrew word אִם־יָק֞וּם (imyakum) 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.21.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.19.W1.S1) and character.