Jeremiah 13:17:1Jer.13.17.W1TAB
וְאִם֙
veim
“and if”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM
- Extended
- veh-IHM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-IM
- clause
ve-IM LO tish-me-A-u-ha be-mis-ta-RIM tiv-ke-NAF-shi mip-ne GE-va
- sentence
ve-IM LO tish-me-A-u-ha be-mis-ta-RIM tiv-ke-NAF-shi mip-ne GE-va ve-da-MO-a tid-MA ve-TE-rad e-NI dim-A KI nish-BA E-der Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional conjunction veʾim {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} ‘and if,’ introducing a warning tied to disobedience.
In context — Jeremiah 13:17
But if you will not listen to it, in secret places my soul shall weep because of pride; and my eye will weep and run down with tears, because the flock of the LORD is taken captive.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְאִם֙ (veim) 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 Jer.13.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.17.W1.S1) and character.