Exodus 22:3:8Exod.22.3.W8TABWLC Exodus 22:2
אִם־אֵ֥ין
imen
“if there is none”
- Transliteration
- im-EN
- Extended
- ihm-EEN
- IPA
- /ʔim.ˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- if there is none
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-EN
- phraseyour reading level
im-EN LO
- clause
sha-LEM ye-shal-LEM im-EN LO veh-nim-KAR big-ne-va-TO
- sentence
im-zar-KHA ha-SHE-mesh a-LAV da-MIM LO sha-LEM ye-shal-LEM im-EN LO veh-nim-KAR big-ne-va-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} marking a protasis.
The second im {אִם | ʾim} introduces the apodosis with the existential negation ʾēn {אֵין | ʾēn} “there is not,” followed by the vav-consecutive Nifal wə-nimmakkār {וְנִמְכַּר | wə-nim-ma-kkār} “and he shall be sold,” indicating forced servitude for bi-gnevatō {בִּגְנֵבָתוֹ | bi-gne-va-tō} “theft.” This conditional sequence contrasts nighttime self-defense (v.2) with accountability at dawn.
In context — Exodus 22:3
But if the sun has risen upon him, bloodguilt shall rest on the one who struck him; the thief must make full restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 22:3, so the Hebrew word אִם־אֵ֥ין (imen) 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.22.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.3.W8.S1) and character.