אִם (ʼim) — But

Hebrew word study: אִם (ʼim), Strong's H518. used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, no

HebrewStrong's H518
Quick definition
Hebrew word
אִם (ʼim)
Pronounced: eem

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

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

Word study
Derivation: a primitive particle;

KJV translation words: (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.

Where this word appears

Strong's H518 is tagged on 1,070 words in 930 verses across 37 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:7 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

if ×512and if ×252except ×149or ×95and or ×25though ×16whether ×15and though ×2and whether ×1that if ×1¿ if ×1¿ or ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

אִם ×788וְאִם ×280הַאִם ×2

Books where it appears most

Job ×109Leviticus ×91Jeremiah ×91Genesis ×76Numbers ×66Exodus ×601 Samuel ×58Psalms ×45

Verses (first 25 of 930)

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Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does ʼim (H518) mean?

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

How is H518 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H518 as: (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet..

How often does אִם (ʼim) appear?

Strong's H518 is tagged on 1,070 words in 930 verses across 37 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:7 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.