אִם ʼim

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: (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.

Derivation: a primitive particle;

Where it is used

• Job 24:25 If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
• Job 27:4 my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
• Job 27:5 I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
• Job 27:10 Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
• Job 27:14 Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
• Job 27:16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
• Job 30:24 Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.
• Job 30:25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
• Job 31:5 If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
• Job 31:7 If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,
• Job 31:9 If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
• Job 31:13 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
• Job 31:16 If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
• Job 31:19 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
• Job 31:20 if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
• Job 31:21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
• Job 31:24 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
• Job 31:25 if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
• Job 31:26 if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
• Job 31:29 If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
• Job 31:31 if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
• Job 31:33 if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
• Job 31:36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
• Job 31:38 if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
• Job 31:39 if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
• Job 33:5 Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
• Job 33:23 Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
• Job 33:32 But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
• Job 33:33 But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
• Job 34:14 If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
• Job 34:16 If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
• Job 34:17 Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
• Job 34:32 Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’
• Job 35:6 If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
• Job 35:7 If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
• Job 36:8 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
• Job 36:11 If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
• Job 36:12 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
• Job 36:29 Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
• Job 37:13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
• Job 37:20 Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
• Job 38:4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
• Job 38:18 Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
• Job 38:33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?
• Job 39:9 Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
• Job 39:10 Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
• Job 39:13 The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
• Job 39:27 Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
• Job 40:9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
• Job 41:3 Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
• Job 42:8 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.”
• Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
• Psalms 1:4 Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
• Psalms 7:3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
• Psalms 7:4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
• Psalms 7:12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
• Psalms 27:3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
• Psalms 41:6 My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
• Psalms 44:20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
• Psalms 50:12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.