אִם

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• if H0518A 714
• if: except H0518B · a Part of 150
• if: surely no H0518H · a Meaning of 109
• if: surely yes H0518I · a Meaning of 80
• if: until H0518J · a Meaning of 17

Strong's dictionary

a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. 2 Samuel 3:13 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: except

   And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee: that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

2. 2 Samuel 3:35 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: except

   And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David sware, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down.

3. 2 Samuel 5:6 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: except

   And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.

4. 2 Samuel 10:11 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

   And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

5. 2 Samuel 10:11 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

   And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

6. 2 Samuel 11:11 אִֽם־ 'im- · Small word: if

   And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

7. 2 Samuel 11:20 אִֽם־ 'im- · Small word: if

   it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

8. 2 Samuel 12:3 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: except

   but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

9. 2 Samuel 12:8 וְאִ֨ם־ ve.'Im- · Small word: and if

   and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

10. 2 Samuel 14:11 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

11. 2 Samuel 14:19 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;

12. 2 Samuel 14:32 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

    And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.

13. 2 Samuel 15:8 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If Jehovah shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Jehovah.

14. 2 Samuel 15:21 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: except

    And Ittai answered the king, and said, As Jehovah liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will thy servant be.

15. 2 Samuel 15:21 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: whether

    And Ittai answered the king, and said, As Jehovah liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will thy servant be.

16. 2 Samuel 15:21 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: or

    And Ittai answered the king, and said, As Jehovah liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will thy servant be.

17. 2 Samuel 15:25 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Jehovah, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:

18. 2 Samuel 15:26 וְאִם֙ ve.'Im · Small word: and if

    but if he say thus, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

19. 2 Samuel 15:33 אִ֚ם 'im · Small word: if

    And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, then thou wilt be a burden unto me:

20. 2 Samuel 15:34 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

    but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

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