Leviticus 13:26:1Lev.13.26.W1TAB
וְאִ֣ם
vehim
“if”
- Transliteration
- veh-IM
- Extended
- veh-IHM
- IPA
- /vəʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
veh-IM
- phraseyour reading level
veh-IM yir-eh-NAAH ha-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-IM yir-eh-NAAH ha-koh-HEN veh-hin-NEH EYN-ba-be-HER-et seh-AAR lah-VAAN oo-sheh-fah-LAH eh-nen-NAAH min-ha-OR veh-HI khe-HAAH
- sentence
veh-IM yir-eh-NAAH ha-koh-HEN veh-hin-NEH EYN-ba-be-HER-et seh-AAR lah-VAAN oo-sheh-fah-LAH eh-nen-NAAH min-ha-OR veh-HI khe-HAAH veh-his-gi-ROH ha-koh-HEN shiv-AT ya-MEEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional ve’im {וְאִם | wə-ʾim}, establishing a diagnostic protocol.
In context — Leviticus 13:26
And if the priest looks at it and, behold, there is no white hair in the spot and it is not lower than the skin but is faint, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 13:26, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֣ם (vehim) 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 Lev.13.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.26.W1.S1) and character.