Exodus 22:17:1Exod.22.17.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:16
אִם־מָאֵ֧ן
immaen
“if”
- Transliteration
- im-ma-EN
- Extended
- ihm-mah-EHN
- IPA
- /ʔim.maˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ma-EN
- phraseyour reading level
im-ma-EN ye-ma-EN
- clause
im-ma-EN ye-ma-EN a-VI-a le-tit-TAH LO
- sentence
im-ma-EN ye-ma-EN a-VI-a le-tit-TAH LO KE-sef yish-KOL ke-MO-har hab-be-too-LOT
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the conditional clause ve’im {וְאִם־מֵאֵן | wə-ʾim mê-ʾên} ‘and if’ introducing the protasis.
The emphatic infinitive absolute me’en {מֵאֵן | mê-ʾên} pairs with the Piel imperfect yema’en {יִמָאֵן | yim-ma-ʾên} to intensify refusal.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–aleph–nun
“to refuse”
In context — Exodus 22:17
And if her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall weigh out silver according to the bride-price of virgins.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:17, so the Hebrew word אִם־מָאֵ֧ן (immaen) 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.22.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.17.W1.S1) and character.