Proverbs 3:30:5Prov.3.30.W5TAB
אִם־לֹ֖א
imlo
“if not”
- Transliteration
- im-LO
- Extended
- ihm-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔim.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if not
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
im-LO
- clause
im-LO ge-MAL-kha ra-A
- sentence
AL-te-rov ta-RIV im-A-dam khi-NAM im-LO ge-MAL-kha ra-A
Exegesis
The conditional im lo {אִם־לֹא | ʾim lōʾ} introduces the exception, with the perfect verb gemalkha {גְמָלְךָ֣ | gə-mā-lə-kā} and noun raah {רָעָֽה | rāʿāh} depicting actual wrongdoing. This structural pairing of parallel verbs and the conditional highlights a prohibition grounded in justice and restraint.
In context — Proverbs 3:30
Refrain from contending or quarreling with a man without cause , if he has not inflicted injury upon you .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:30, so the Hebrew word אִם־לֹ֖א (imlo) 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.3.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.30.W5.S1) and character.