וְ/אִם

𐤅/𐤀𐤌

veim

and-if

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.

H518

Numbers 30:13 · Word #1

Lexicon H518

Lemmaאִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤌
Transliterationʼim
Strong'sH518
In-contextand-if

Morphology HC/C All morphology codes

Part of Speech C — Conjunction — Connects words or clauses

SIBI-P1 H518-04

and if

Rootאם (ʾ-m)
Core Meaningsconditionality, contingency, possibility, interrogation
Semantic Rangeif, whether, though, unless, indeed, surely (in oath formulas), when, since; introduces conditional, interrogative, concessive, or emphatic clauses depending on context.
Conceptual Significanceאִם is foundational for expressing covenantal conditions, legal contingencies, rhetorical questions, and oath formulas in the Hebrew Bible. It structures blessings and curses, tests of faithfulness, and hypothetical reasoning central to Israel’s covenant theology.
Morphological NotesHC/C: conjunction (וְ) prefixed to the conditional particle אִם. Indeclinable particle with no gender, number, or person inflection.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the conjunction וְ ("and") prefixed to the conditional particle אִם ("if"). Rendering it "and if" preserves both the connective force of the waw and the core conditional sense inherent in the particle.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אם (conditionality, contingency, possibility, interrogation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H520-01 amah mother-cubit
H520-02 amat forearm-measure of
H520-03 amatayim two forearm-measures
H520-04 amot mother-measures (cubit-lengths)
H520-05 baamah by the mother-measure
H520-06 baamot in the mother-measures
H520-07 beamat by a forearm-cubit
H517-01 em mother
H520-08 haamah the mother-measure
H517-02 haem the mother
H518-01 haim Is it so that…?
H518-02 im if
H517-03 imekhe your mother
H517-04 imekhem your mother
H517-05 imotam their mothers
H520-09 leamot to forearm-measures
H517-06 leimo to his mother
H518-03 m if
H520-10 mh mother-measure (cubit)
H520-11 mvt mother-measures of
H520-12 ukheamatayim and like two forearm-measures
H517-07 uleimi and to my mother
H517-08 uleimo and to his mother
H520-13 vaamah in the mother-measure
H517-09 vaem and mother
H520-14 veamah and a mother-cubit
H520-15 veamatayim and two mother-cubit measures
H520-16 veamot and mother-lengths
H520-17 vehaamah and the mother-cubit
H517-10 veimah and her mother
H517-11 veimekhe and your mother
H517-12 veimi and my mother

Word Usage (1070 occurrences of H518)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:7 אִם im if
Genesis 4:7 וְ/אִם֙ veim and if
Genesis 13:9 אִם im if
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