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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. Genesis 35:10אִם־
    And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
  2. Genesis 37:8אִם־
    “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
  3. Genesis 37:32אִם־ · or
    They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
  4. Genesis 38:9אִם־ · so whenever
    But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
  5. Genesis 38:17אִם־ · Only if
    “I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”
  6. Genesis 39:6אִם־
    So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
  7. Genesis 39:9אִם־ · you
    No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
  8. Genesis 40:14אִם־
    But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
  9. Genesis 42:15אִם־ · you shall not; אִם־
    And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
  10. Genesis 42:16וְאִם־ · If
    Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
  11. Genesis 42:19אִם־ · If
    If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
  12. Genesis 42:37אִם־ · if
    Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
  13. Genesis 43:4אִם־ · If
    If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
  14. Genesis 43:5וְאִם־ · But if
    But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
  15. Genesis 43:9אִם־ · If
    I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
  16. Genesis 43:11אִם־ · If
    Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
  17. Genesis 44:23אִם־
    But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
  18. Genesis 44:26אִם־ · unless
    But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
  19. Genesis 44:32אִם־ · If
    Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
  20. Genesis 47:6וְאִם־ · And if
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  21. Genesis 47:16אִם־ · Since
    “Then bring me your livestock,” said Joseph. “Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock.”
  22. Genesis 47:18אִם־; אִם־
    When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.
  23. Genesis 47:29אִם־ · If
    When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
  24. Genesis 50:4אִם־ · If
    When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that
  25. Exodus 1:16אִם־ · If; וְאִם־ · but if
    “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
  26. Exodus 4:8אִם־ · If
    And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
  27. Exodus 4:9אִם־ · if
    But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
  28. Exodus 8:2וְאִם־ · But if
    But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.
  29. Exodus 8:21אִם־ · if
    But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
  30. Exodus 9:2אִם־ · if
    But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
  31. Exodus 10:4אִם־ · if
    But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
  32. Exodus 12:4וְאִם־ · If
    If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.
  33. Exodus 12:9אִם־
    Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.
  34. Exodus 13:13וְאִם־ · and if
    You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.
  35. Exodus 15:26אִם־ · If
    …saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
  36. Exodus 16:4אִם־ · whether
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.
  37. Exodus 17:7אִם־ · or
    He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
  38. Exodus 18:23אִ֣ם · If
    If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
  39. Exodus 19:5אִם־ · if
    Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
  40. Exodus 19:13אִם־ · whether; אִם־ · or
    No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
  41. Exodus 20:25וְאִם־ · Now if
    Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
  42. Exodus 21:3אִם־ · If; אִם־ · if
    If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
  43. Exodus 21:4אִם־ · If
    If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
  44. Exodus 21:5וְאִם־ · But if
    But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
  45. Exodus 21:8אִם־ · If
    If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.