Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʼim

eem

אִם

What it means

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

Where it comes from

a primitive particle

How the King James translates it

  • if5
  • not4
  • surely4
  • but2
  • or2
  • shall2
  • nor2
  • except1

Every place it appears 42

Leviticus22:6
Judges13:1615:7
Ruth3:18
2 Samuel17:13
2 Kings9:35
1 Chronicles4:1021:12
2 Chronicles2:633:8
Ecclesiastes5:11
Isaiah62:8
Jeremiah15:1123:38
Ezekiel14:2035:6
Joel1:2