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אִם

imifHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentConditional1,070 occurrences37 books931 verses

Definition

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

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אִם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,070 total
  1. Job 9:19אִם־ · If; וְאִם־ · If
    If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
  2. Job 9:20אִם־ · Even if
    Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
  3. Job 9:23אִם־ · When
    When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
  4. Job 9:24אִם־ · If
    The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
  5. Job 9:27אִם־ · If
    If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
  6. Job 9:30אִם־ · If
    If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
  7. Job 10:4אִם־
    Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as man sees?
  8. Job 10:5אִם־ · or
    Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man,
  9. Job 10:14אִם־ · If
    If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.
  10. Job 10:15אִם־ · If
    If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
  11. Job 11:2וְאִם־ · and such
    “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
  12. Job 11:7אִ֤ם · or
    Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
  13. Job 11:10אִם־ · If
    If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
  14. Job 11:13אִם־ · if
    As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
  15. Job 11:14אִם־ · if
    …if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
  16. Job 13:8אִם־ · or
    Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
  17. Job 13:9אִם־
    Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?
  18. Job 13:10אִם־ · if
    Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
  19. Job 14:5אִ֥ם · Since
    Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
  20. Job 14:7אִֽם־ · If
    For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
  21. Job 14:8אִם־ · If
    If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
  22. Job 14:14אִם־ · When
    When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
  23. Job 16:6אִֽם־ · Even if
    Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?
  24. Job 17:2אִם־ · Surely
    Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
  25. Job 17:13אִם־ · If
    If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
  26. Job 17:16אִם־
    Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
  27. Job 19:5אִם־ · If
    If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
  28. Job 20:6אִם־ · Though
    Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
  29. Job 20:12אִם־ · Though
    Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
  30. Job 21:4וְאִם־
    Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?
  31. Job 21:6וְאִם־ · When
    When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
  32. Job 22:3וְאִם־
    Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
  33. Job 22:20אִם־ · Surely
    ‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
  34. Job 22:23אִם־ · If
    If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
  35. Job 24:25וְאִם־ · If
    If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
  36. Job 27:4אִם־ · will not; אִם־ · will not
    …my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
  37. Job 27:5אִם־
    I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
  38. Job 27:10אִם־
    Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
  39. Job 27:14אִם־ · Though
    Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
  40. Job 27:16אִם־ · Though
    Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
  41. Job 30:24אִם־ · when
    Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.
  42. Job 30:25אִם־
    Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
  43. Job 31:5אִם־ · If
    If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
  44. Job 31:7אִ֥ם · If
    If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,
  45. Job 31:9אִם־ · If
    If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
  46. Job 31:13אִם־ · If
    If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
  47. Job 31:16אִם־ · If
    If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
  48. Job 31:19אִם־ · if
    …if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,