Exodus 22:26:1Exod.22.26.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:25
אִם־חָבֹ֥ל
imkhavol
“if ever”
- Transliteration
- im-kha-VOL
- Extended
- im-khah-VOHL
- IPA
- /ʔim.ħaˈvoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- if ever
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-kha-VOL
- phraseyour reading level
im-kha-VOL takh-BOL
- clause
im-kha-VOL takh-BOL sal-MAT reh-EH-kha
- sentence
im-kha-VOL takh-BOL sal-MAT reh-EH-kha ad-BO ha-SHE-mesh te-shi-VEH-noo LO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} introducing a legal stipulation.
The infinitive absolute chabol {חָבֹל | ḥā-bōl} combined with the imperfect tachbol {תַּחְבֹּל | ṭaḥ-bōl} intensifies the obligation concerning pledges.
Root and etymology
Rootcheth–beth–lamed
“to bind as a pledge”
In context — Exodus 22:26
If you take as a pledge your neighbor’s garment , you shall return it to him before the sun sets.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:26, so the Hebrew word אִם־חָבֹ֥ל (imkhavol) 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.22.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.26.W1.S1) and character.