Exodus 21:29:1Exod.21.29.W1TAB
וְאִ֡ם
veim
“and if”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM
- Extended
- veh-IHM
- IPA
- /və.ˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-IM
- clause
ve-IM SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-hoo-AD biv-a-LAV ve-LO yish-me-REN-noo ve-he-MIT ISH O ish-SHA
- sentence
ve-IM SHOR na-GAKH HU mit-te-MOL shil-SHOM ve-hoo-AD biv-a-LAV ve-LO yish-me-REN-noo ve-he-MIT ISH O ish-SHA ha-SHOR yis-sa-KEL ve-gam-be-a-LAV yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle veʾim {וְאִם | wə-’im} introducing a protasis.
In context — Exodus 21:29
But if the bull is a goring animal , and it has been testified to its owners , and they have not kept it guarded, and it kills a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall be put to death.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 21:29, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֡ם (veim) 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.21.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.29.W1.S1) and character.