Judges 15:7:7Judg.15.7.W7TAB
אִם־נִקַּ֥מְתִּי
imnikkamti
“if I am avenged”
- Transliteration
- im-nik-KAM-ti
- Extended
- ihm-nihk-KAHM-tih
- IPA
- /ʔim.niqˈqam.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- if I am avenged
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-nik-KAM-ti
- phraseyour reading level
im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM
- clause
KI im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM shim-SHON im-ta-a-SUN ka-ZOT KI im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
Exegesis
The niphal perfect im-nikkamti {אִם־נִקַּמְתִּי | ʾim–nikkam·tî} expresses Samson’s vow of vengeance.
Root and etymology
נ־ק־ם
“to avenge”
In context — Judges 15:7
Samson said to them, “If you act like this, surely I will take vengeance on you; and afterward, I will cease.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:7:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 15:7, so the Hebrew word אִם־נִקַּ֥מְתִּי (imnikkamti) 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 Judg.15.7.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.7.W7.S1) and character.