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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. Judges 4:20אִם־ · if
    “Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”
  2. Judges 5:8אִם־ · Not
    When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
  3. Judges 6:3אִם־ · Whenever
    Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
  4. Judges 6:17אִם־ · If
    Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
  5. Judges 6:31אִם־; אִם־ · If
    But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”
  6. Judges 6:36אִם־ · If
    Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,
  7. Judges 6:37אִ֡ם · If
    …then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”
  8. Judges 7:10וְאִם־ · But if
    But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah
  9. Judges 7:14אִם־
    His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.”
  10. Judges 9:2אִם־ · or
    “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
  11. Judges 9:15אִ֡ם · If; וְאִם־ · But if
    But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
  12. Judges 9:16אִם־ · if; וְאִם־ · if; וְאִם־ · and if
    Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—
  13. Judges 9:19וְאִם־ · if
    …if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.
  14. Judges 9:20וְאִם־ · But if
    But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
  15. Judges 11:9אִם־ · If
    But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
  16. Judges 11:10אִם־ · if
    And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
  17. Judges 11:25אִם־ · or
    Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
  18. Judges 11:30אִם־ · If
    Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,
  19. Judges 13:16אִם־ · Even if; וְאִם־ · But if
    And the angel of the LORD replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that it was the angel of the LORD.
  20. Judges 14:12אִם־ · If
    “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
  21. Judges 14:13וְאִם־ · But if
    But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
  22. Judges 15:7אִֽם־ · Because; אִם־
    And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”
  23. Judges 16:7אִם־ · If
    Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”
  24. Judges 16:11אִם־ · If
    He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
  25. Judges 16:13אִם־ · If
    Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
  26. Judges 16:17אִם־ · If
    Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
  27. Judges 20:28אִם־ · or
    …and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
  28. Judges 21:21אִם־ · When
    …and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
  29. Ruth 2:21אִם־
    Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”
  30. Ruth 3:10אִם־ · whether; וְאִם־ · or
    Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
  31. Ruth 3:12אם
    Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
  32. Ruth 3:13אִם־ · if; וְאִם־ · But if
    Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
  33. Ruth 3:18אִם־
    “Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
  34. Ruth 4:4אִם־ · If; וְאִם־ · But if you
    I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.
  35. 1 Samuel 1:11אִם־ · if
    And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
  36. 1 Samuel 2:15אִם־ · but only
    Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
  37. 1 Samuel 2:16וְאִם־ · If you refuse
    And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”
  38. 1 Samuel 2:25אִם־ · If; וְאִ֤ם · but if
    If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
  39. 1 Samuel 3:9אִם־ · if
    “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
  40. 1 Samuel 3:14אִֽם־ · shall never
    Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”