'im (אִם) means if in Hebrew.

It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אִם

'im

conjunction

In English

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionary Words starting with א

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for 'im.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

1
לשון המקראבמקרה ש-, בתנאי-
הֲלוֹא אִם תֵּיטִיב, שְׂאֵת, וְאִם לֹא תֵיטִיב, לַפֶּתַח חַטָּאת רֹבֵץ; וְאֵלֶיךָ תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ, וְאַתָּה תִּמְשָׁל בּוֹ
Genesis 4:7
2
במשפט שבועה: לא, שלא.
וְהוּא יָרַד לִקְרָאתִי הַיַּרְדֵּן וָאֶשָּׁבַע לוֹ בַה' לֵאמֹר: אִם אֲמִיתְךָ בֶּחָרֶב
1 Kings 2:8
3
לשון המקראכאשר.
וְהָיָה אִם בָּא אֶל אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו וְשִׁחֵת אַרְצָה לְבִלְתִּי נְתׇן זֶרַע לְאָחִי
Genesis 38:9
4
אף כי, כמו.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word 'im is a conjunction.

Written with vowel points: אִם
Written without vowel points: אם
Said: 'im
Gematria: 41

This is how 'im is said in other languages.

English: if
Arabic: إذا, أن

The word 'im is part of these phrases and sayings.

אלא אם כן
אם ירצה השם
אם כי
אם כן
בלתי אם
כי אם

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

This is where the word 'im comes from.

בכנענית (אם).

These words come before and after 'im in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word 'im.

What does 'im (⁨אִם⁩) mean in Hebrew?

'im (⁨אִם⁩) means if. It is said 'im, with the stress on 'im.

What rhymes with 'im (⁨אִם⁩)?

Words that rhyme with 'im (⁨אִם⁩) include ⁨חיים⁩, ⁨אלוהים⁩, ⁨פנים⁩, ⁨עם⁩, ⁨תמים⁩, and ⁨אקלים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.