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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. Genesis 24:19 אִם־ 'im- · Small word

    And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

  2. Genesis 24:21 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: or

    And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.

  3. Genesis 24:33 אִם־ 'im- · Small word

    And there was set food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

  4. Genesis 24:38 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

  5. Genesis 24:41 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

    then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

  6. Genesis 24:42 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

  7. Genesis 24:49 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

  8. Genesis 24:49 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

    And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

  9. Genesis 25:22 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.

  10. Genesis 26:29 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of Jehovah.

  11. Genesis 27:21 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: or

    And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

  12. Genesis 27:46 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

  13. Genesis 28:15 אִם־ 'im- · Small word

    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

  14. Genesis 28:17 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: except

    And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

  15. Genesis 28:20 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

  16. Genesis 30:1 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

    And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

  17. Genesis 30:27 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.

  18. Genesis 30:31 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

  19. Genesis 31:8 אִם־ 'im- · Small word: if

    If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.

  20. Genesis 31:8 וְאִם־ ve.'im- · Small word: and if

    If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.

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