Keraia
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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 31:20אִם־ · if
    …if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
  2. Job 31:21אִם־ · if
    …if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
  3. Job 31:24אִם־ · If
    If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
  4. Job 31:25אִם־ · if
    …if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
  5. Job 31:26אִם־ · if
    …if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
  6. Job 31:29אִם־ · If
    If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
  7. Job 31:31אִם־ · if
    …if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
  8. Job 31:33אִם־ · if
    …if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
  9. Job 31:36אִם־ · Surely
    Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
  10. Job 31:38אִם־ · if
    …if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
  11. Job 31:39אִם־ · if
    …if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
  12. Job 33:5אִם־ · if
    Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
  13. Job 33:23אִם־ · Yet if
    Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
  14. Job 33:32אִם־ · But if
    But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
  15. Job 33:33אִם־ · But if
    But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
  16. Job 34:14אִם־ · If
    If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
  17. Job 34:16וְאִם־ · If
    If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
  18. Job 34:17וְאִם־
    Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
  19. Job 34:32אִֽם־ · if
    Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’
  20. Job 35:6אִם־ · If
    If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
  21. Job 35:7אִם־ · If
    If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
  22. Job 36:8וְאִם־ · And if
    And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
  23. Job 36:11אִֽם־ · If
    If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
  24. Job 36:12וְאִם־ · But if
    But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
  25. Job 36:29אִם־
    Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
  26. Job 37:13אִם־ · Whether; אִם־ · or; אִם־
    Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
  27. Job 37:20אִֽם־
    Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
  28. Job 38:4אִם־ · if
    Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
  29. Job 38:18אִם־ · if
    Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
  30. Job 38:33אִם־
    Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?
  31. Job 39:9אִם־
    Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
  32. Job 39:10אִם־
    Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
  33. Job 39:13אִם־ · but cannot [match]
    The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
  34. Job 39:27אִם־
    Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
  35. Job 40:9וְאִם־
    Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
  36. Job 41:3אִם־ · or
    Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
  37. Job 42:8אִם־
    So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
  38. Psalm 1:2אִ֥ם
    But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
  39. Psalm 1:4אִם־ · [they are]
    Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
  40. Psalm 7:3אִם־ · if; אִֽם־ · if
    O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
  41. Psalm 7:4אִם־ · if
    …if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
  42. Psalm 7:12אִם־ · If
    If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
  43. Psalm 27:3אִם־ · Though; אִם־ · though
    Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
  44. Psalm 41:6וְאִם־ · My visitor
    My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
  45. Psalm 44:20אִם־ · If
    If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
  46. Psalm 50:12אִם־ · If
    If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.