Strong H518H518B[כִּי] אם

if: except

One of the 5 senses of Strong H518

Transliteration
'im
Pronunciation
eem
Morphology
Hebrew Conditional

Definition

A primitive particle; used very widely as {demonstrative} lo !; {interrogitive} whether ?; or {conditional} if 6
although; also Oh {that !} when; hence as a {negative} not: - ({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.

Detailed definition

1) except if
1a) but if

In the Bible

Strong H518B appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • save2
  • except1
  • more1
  • shall1
  • unless1
  • until1

First verses

  1. Genesis 32:26
    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
  2. Genesis 39:6
    And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
  3. Leviticus 22:6
    The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
  4. Numbers 24:22
    Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
  5. Ruth 3:18
    Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
  6. 2 Kings 9:35
    And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
  7. 2 Chronicles 2:6
    But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
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