Exodus 22:4:1Exod.22.4.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:3
אִֽם־הִמָּצֵא֩
imhimmatse
“if indeed”
- Transliteration
- im-him-ma-TSE
- Extended
- ihm-him-mah-TSEH
- IPA
- /ʔim.him.maːˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if indeed
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-him-ma-TSE
- phraseyour reading level
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO
- clause
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO hag-ge-ne-VA mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR ad-SE khai-YIM
- sentence
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO hag-ge-ne-VA mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR ad-SE khai-YIM she-NA-yim ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’, introducing a protasis.
It employs the emphatic repetition of the Niphal form himmāṣēʾ {הִמָּצֵא | himmāṣēʾ} ‘to be found’ as an infinitive construct followed by timmāṣēʾ {תִמָּצֵא | timmāṣēʾ} ‘he is found’, intensifying the discovery motif.
In context — Exodus 22:4
If the stolen item is found in his possession—whether it be an ox, a donkey, or a sheep—and it is alive, he shall pay double .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:4, so the Hebrew word אִֽם־הִמָּצֵא֩ (imhimmatse) 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.22.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.4.W1.S1) and character.