Ezekiel 20:33:5Ezek.20.33.W5TAB
אִם־לֹ֗א
imlo
“surely if not”
- Transliteration
- im-LO
- Extended
- ihm-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔimˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely if not
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-LO
- clause
im-LO be-YAD kha-za-KA u-viz-RO-a ne-tu-YA u-ve-khe-MA she-fu-KHA em-LOKH a-le-KHEM
- sentence
khai-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-LO be-YAD kha-za-KA u-viz-RO-a ne-tu-YA u-ve-khe-MA she-fu-KHA em-LOKH a-le-KHEM
Exegesis
The idiom im-lo {אִם־לֹא | ʾim lōʾ} functions as a pledge of certainty.
In context — Ezekiel 20:33
As I live, declares the Lord GOD , surely with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with fury poured out, I will reign over you.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 20:33, so the Hebrew word אִם־לֹ֗א (imlo) 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 Ezek.20.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.33.W5.S1) and character.