Isaiah 14:24:5Isa.14.24.W5TAB
אִם־לֹ֞א
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 ka-a-SHER dim-mi-TI KEN ha-ya-TA ve-kha-a-SHER ya-ats-TI HI ta-KUM
- sentence
nish-BA ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR im-LO ka-a-SHER dim-mi-TI KEN ha-ya-TA ve-kha-a-SHER ya-ats-TI HI ta-KUM
Exegesis
The particle im-lo {אִם־לֹ֞א | ʾim-lō}, rendered “Surely” in formal, carries emphatic certainty.
In context — Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have thought, so it happens; and as I have purposed , so it will stand.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 14:24, so the Hebrew word אִם־לֹ֞א (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 Isa.14.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.24.W5.S1) and character.