עִֽם

𐤏𐤌

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with

from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

H5973

Ruth 2:6 · Word #11

Lexicon H5973

Lemmaעִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤌
Transliterationʻim
Strong'sH5973
In-contextwith

Morphology HR All morphology codes

Part of Speech R — Preposition — Shows relationship between words

SIBI-P1

if / whether

Rootאם (ʾ-m)
Core Meaningscondition, contingency, interrogation, concession, supposition
Semantic Rangeif, whether, though, even if, when (in conditional sense), unless (with negation), or (in alternative clauses), indeed (in emphatic or rhetorical contexts)
Conceptual Significanceאִם is foundational for covenantal and legal discourse in Scripture, marking blessings and curses, obedience and consequence, and framing rhetorical appeals. It structures much of biblical theology around conditional relationship—"if you hear…"—highlighting human response within divine promise.
Morphological NotesHebrew conjunction (HC); indeclinable particle used to introduce conditional, concessive, or interrogative clauses; form is invariant.
Rendering Rationaleאִם is an indeclinable conjunction (HC) that introduces conditions, alternatives, or indirect questions. The rendering "if / whether" preserves its core function of expressing contingency or inquiry, and since it is a particle, no gender, number, or person distinctions apply.

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

Words from Root אם (condition, contingency, interrogation, concession, supposition)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
amah a mother-span
amah mother-cubit
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…?
im if (in the case that)
H518-02 im if
imekha your mother
H517-03 imekhe your mother
H517-04 imekhem your mother
H517-05 imotam their mothers
H517-06 imoteynu our mothers
H520-09 leamot to forearm-measures
H517-07 leem for mother-of
H517-08 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
ukheimo and like his mother
H517-09 uleem and to a mother
H517-10 uleimi and to my mother
H517-11 uleimo and to his mother
H520-13 vaamah in the mother-measure
H517-12 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
veim and if
veim and if
H518-04 veim and if
H517-13 veimah and her mother
H517-14 veimekhe and your mother
H517-15 veimi and my mother
veimo and his mother

Word Usage (1049 occurrences of H5973)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:6 עִמָּ֖/הּ imah with her
Genesis 13:1 עִמּ֖/וֹ imo with him
Genesis 13:14 מֵֽ/עִמּ֔/וֹ meimo from him
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