Genesis 18:30:13Gen.18.30.W13TAB
אִם־אֶמְצָ֥א
imemtsa
“if I find”
- Transliteration
- im-em-TSA
- Extended
- ihm-ehm-TSAA
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʔɛmˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if I find
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-em-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
im-em-TSA SHAM
- clause
va-yo-MER LO e-e-SE im-em-TSA SHAM she-lo-SHIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-da-BE-ra u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM she-lo-SHIM va-yo-MER LO e-e-SE im-em-TSA SHAM she-lo-SHIM
Exegesis
In the reply, lo e’eseh {לֹא אֶעֱשֶׂה | lōʾ ʾe-ʿe-śeh} ‘I will not do’ is conditioned by im emtsa {אִם־אֶמְצָא | ʾim-ʾem-ṣāʾ} ‘if I find’, forming a clear conditional protasis and apodosis, with sham sheloshim {שָׁם שְׁלֹשִׁים | šām šə-lō-šîm} again specifying “there, thirty.” The Hebrew discourse structure alternates respectful human petition with concise divine assurances, progressively narrowing the number while maintaining the pattern of conditional mercy.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem-Tsade-Aleph
“to find, encounter”
In context — Genesis 18:30
And he said, “Please, do not let Your anger burn, O Lord , and let me speak. Perhaps thirty will be found there.” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:30:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 18:30, so the Hebrew word אִם־אֶמְצָ֥א (imemtsa) 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 Gen.18.30.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.30.W13.S1) and character.