Jeremiah 22:6:12Jer.22.6.W12TAB
אִם־לֹ֤א
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
- phraseyour reading level
im-LO a-shit-KHA
- clause
im-LO a-shit-KHA mid-BAR a-RIM LO no-she-VA no-sha-VU
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH al-BET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA gil-AD a-TA LI ROSH hal-le-va-NON im-LO a-shit-KHA mid-BAR a-RIM LO no-she-VA no-sha-VU
Exegesis
The conditional ʾim-lōʾ {אִם־לֹא | ʾim-lōʾ} sets a solemn premise, followed by the Qal imperfect ʾăšîtəḵā {אֲשִׁיתְךָ | ʾăšîtəḵā} expressing divine action.
In context — Jeremiah 22:6
For thus says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: "You are to Me like Gilead, the summit of Lebanon; yet I will make you a wilderness, cities not inhabited."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 22:6, so the Hebrew word אִם־לֹ֤א (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 Jer.22.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.6.W12.S1) and character.