Numbers 14:23:1Num.14.23.W1TAB
אִם־יִרְאוּ֙
imyiru
“if they will see”
- Transliteration
- IM-YIR-u
- Extended
- IHM-yeer-OO
- IPA
- /ʔim-jirˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if they will see
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
IM-YIR-u
- clause
IM-YIR-u ET-ha-A-retz a-SHER nish-BA-ti la-a-vo-TAM
- sentence
IM-YIR-u ET-ha-A-retz a-SHER nish-BA-ti la-a-vo-TAM ve-KHOL-me-na-a-TSAY LO yir-u-HA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if,’ introducing a protasis that frames a prohibitive outcome.
The negative particle lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} combined with the imperfect yirʾû/yirʾūhā {יִרְאוּ ... יִרְאוּהָ | yirʾû ... yirʾūhā} establishes a parallel negation that reinforces the certainty of exclusion. This syntactic parallelism highlights the covenantal consequence of contempt.
In context — Numbers 14:23
None of them will see the land that I swore to their fathers, and all who despise Me will not see it.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 14:23, so the Hebrew word אִם־יִרְאוּ֙ (imyiru) 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 Num.14.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.23.W1.S1) and character.