Ruth 3:13:5Ruth.3.13.W5TAB
אִם־יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְ
imyigalekh
“if he will redeem you”
- Transliteration
- im-yig-a-LEKH
- Extended
- ihm-yig-ah-LEEKH
- IPA
- /ʔim.jiɣ.ʔaːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- if he will redeem you
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-yig-a-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
im-yig-a-LEKH TOV
- clause
LI-ni ha-LAI-la ve-ha-YA va-BO-ker im-yig-a-LEKH TOV yig-AL ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH u-ge-al-TIKH a-no-KHI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
LI-ni ha-LAI-la ve-ha-YA va-BO-ker im-yig-a-LEKH TOV yig-AL ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH u-ge-al-TIKH a-no-KHI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH shikh-VI ad-ha-BO-ker
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive in vehayah {וְהָיָ֤ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’ introduces a conditional marked by im {אִם־ | ʾim} ‘if’.
The imperfects yigʾāleḵ {יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְ | yig-ʾā-leḵ} and yigʾāl {יִגְאָ֔ל | yig-ʾāl} derive from ga‘al {גָּאַל | ga-ʾāl}, ‘redeem’.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–aleph–lamed
“to redeem”
In context — Ruth 3:13
Stay the night, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good—let him redeem ; but if he does not desire to redeem you, then I myself will redeem you—by the life of the LORD . Lie down until the morning.
About this coordinate
Ruth 3:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ruth 3:13, so the Hebrew word אִם־יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְ (imyigalekh) 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 Ruth.3.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.3.13.W5.S1) and character.