Leviticus 4:3:1Lev.4.3.W1TAB
אִ֣ם
im
“if”
- Transliteration
- IM
- Extended
- IM
- IPA
- /ˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
IM
- phraseyour reading level
IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh
- clause
IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM
- sentence
IM ha-ko-HEN ha-ma-SHI-akh ye-khe-TAA le-ash-MAT ha-AM ve-hik-RIV AL kha-ta-TOH a-SHER kha-TAA PAR ben-ba-KAR ta-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH le-kha-TAAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִ֣ם | ʾim} marking a protasis.
In context — Leviticus 4:3
If the anointed priest sins causing guilt on the people, then he must bring for his own sin, which he has sinned, a young bull, without blemish, to the LORD , as a sin offering.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 4:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 4:3, so the Hebrew word אִ֣ם (im) 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.4.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.4.3.W1.S1) and character.