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אִם

im · if

Hebrew · Strong's H518 · Conjunction · Sounds like: eem · 1,070 occurrences

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)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
אִם conj.
1. hypoth. part. if
2. Interrog. part.
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כִּי אם־
1. each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
a. that if
b. for if
2. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
a. limiting the prec. clause, except
b. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
c. after an oath, surely

Every occurrence

  1. Obadiah 1:4 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

  2. Obadiah 1:4 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

    Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

  3. Obadiah 1:5 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

  4. Obadiah 1:5 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

  5. Obadiah 1:5 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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