Leviticus 17:16:1Lev.17.16.W1TAB
וְאִם֙
veim
“and if”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM
- Extended
- veh-IHM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if
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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 ye-kha-BES oo-ve-sa-RO LO yir-KHATS
- sentence
ve-IM LO ye-kha-BES oo-ve-sa-RO LO yir-KHATS ve-na-SAA a-vo-NO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional protasis veʾim {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} ‘and if’, introducing a legal scenario.
In context — Leviticus 17:16
And if he does not wash his garments and does not bathe his flesh, then he will bear his guilt .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 17:16, 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 Lev.17.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.16.W1.S1) and character.