Proverbs 2:3:2Prov.2.3.W2TAB
אִ֣ם
im
“if”
- Transliteration
- IM
- Extended
- ihm
- 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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Word in context
- word
IM
- clause
KI IM la-vi-NA tik-RA
- sentence
KI IM la-vi-NA tik-RA lat-te-vu-NA tit-TEN KO-le-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional conjunction ki im {כִּי אִם | kî ʾim} ‘if,’ introducing a hypothetical warning.
In context — Proverbs 2:3
For if you call for understanding and lift up your voice for discernment ,
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 2:3, 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 Prov.2.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.3.W2.S1) and character.