Proverbs 23:18:2Prov.23.18.W2TAB
אִם־יֵ֣שׁ
imyesh
“if there is”
- Transliteration
- im-YESH
- Extended
- ihm-YEESH
- IPA
- /ʔimˈjeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- if there is
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-YESH
- clause
KI im-YESH a-kha-RIT
- sentence
KI im-YESH a-kha-RIT ve-tik-va-te-KHA LO ti-ka-RET
Exegesis
The particle im {אִם | ʾim} functions as a proverbial intensifier rather than introducing a hypothetical condition.
The existential yesh {יֵשׁ | yēš} affirms the reality of an acharit {אַחֲרִית | ʾăḥă-rîṯ} ‘end’, forming a nominal clause.
In context — Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is an end , and your hope will not be cut off.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:18, so the Hebrew word אִם־יֵ֣שׁ (imyesh) 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.23.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.18.W2.S1) and character.