Exodus 21:23:1Exod.21.23.W1TAB
וְאִם־אָס֖וֹן
veimason
“but if harm”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-a-SON
- Extended
- veh-im-ah-SOHN
- IPA
- /wə.ʔim.ʔaˈsoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but if harm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-a-SON
- clause
ve-im-a-SON yih-YEH
- sentence
ve-im-a-SON yih-YEH ve-na-tat-TA NE-fesh TA-khat NA-fesh
Exegesis
The construction begins with the conjunction veim {וְאִם־ | və-’im} introducing a protasis.
The noun ason {אָסוֹן | ʾā-ṣôn} serves as the subject denoting harm, with the imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yih-yēh} expressing the realization of that potential event.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–samekh–nun
“calamity”
In context — Exodus 21:23
If harm occurs, you shall give life for life.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:23, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־אָס֖וֹן (veimason) 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.21.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.23.W1.S1) and character.