Genesis 20:7:9Gen.20.7.W9TAB
וְאִם־אֵֽינְךָ֣
veimeinekha
“but if you do not”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-ei-ne-KHA
- Extended
- veh-im-ee-neh-KHAA
- IPA
- /və.ʔim.ʔeː.nə.ˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but if you do not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-im-ei-ne-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV
- clause
ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV DA ki-MOT ta-MUT at-TA ve-khol-a-sher-LAKH
- sentence
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV DA ki-MOT ta-MUT at-TA ve-khol-a-sher-LAKH
Exegesis
The conditional protasis we-im-enkha meshiv {וְאִם־אֵינְךָ מֵשִׁיב | wə-ʾim-ʾên-ḵā mē-šîḇ} ‘and if you do not return’ sets up the warning, followed by the imperative da {דַּע | daʿ} ‘know’ introducing the apodosis ki-mot tamut {כִּי־מֹות תָּמוּת | kî-môṯ tā-mûṯ} ‘that you shall surely die.’
In context — Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die—you and all that are yours.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 20:7, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־אֵֽינְךָ֣ (veimeinekha) 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.20.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.7.W9.S1) and character.