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Hebrew · H5973

עִם

Adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with ; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)

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עִםH5973
Pronunciationʿim

What does עִם (ʿim) mean in the Bible?

עִם (ʿim): Expresses relational presence and association; foundational for covenant language denoting standing-with or togetherness with God.

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Questions this entry answers

What does עִם (ʿim) mean in the Bible?

עִם (ʿim): Expresses relational presence and association; foundational for covenant language denoting standing-with or togetherness with God.

How does the BSB render H5973?

The BSB source-word alignment has 1,049 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include with (239), with you (82), . . . (81), with him (58), against (39).

Where does עִם (ʿim) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (115), 1 Samuel (88), Genesis (83), 2 Samuel (76).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
with239×Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 22:5
with you82×Genesis 26:28, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 31:3, Genesis 33:15
. . .81×Genesis 13:14, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12
with him58×Genesis 13:1, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35
against39×Deuteronomy 9:7, Deuteronomy 9:24, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 31:27
to35×Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 44:32, Exodus 20:22
with me25×Genesis 39:7, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:14, Exodus 33:12
-22×Leviticus 25:41, Leviticus 25:47, Leviticus 25:50, Deuteronomy 23:16
from21×Genesis 24:27, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 48:12, Exodus 9:33
and20×Genesis 19:30, Genesis 21:23, Deuteronomy 32:25, 1 Samuel 17:42
with them18×Genesis 18:16, Genesis 29:9, Numbers 22:12, Deuteronomy 29:25
with us18×Exodus 10:26, Exodus 33:16, Numbers 10:32, Numbers 22:14
and with him16×2 Chronicles 17:14, 2 Chronicles 17:15, 2 Chronicles 17:16, 2 Chronicles 17:17
in15×Deuteronomy 8:5, Deuteronomy 15:9, 1 Kings 8:17, 1 Kings 8:18
along with12×Joshua 11:21, 2 Samuel 8:11, 1 Chronicles 18:11, 1 Chronicles 28:1
among you12×Genesis 23:4, Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 25:35, Leviticus 25:36
by11×Genesis 41:32, Judges 9:16, 2 Samuel 6:22, 2 Samuel 24:16
with her11×Genesis 30:16, Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:25
is with you10×Genesis 21:22, Deuteronomy 20:1, Judges 6:12, 2 Samuel 7:3
you10×Genesis 29:25, Genesis 31:29, Leviticus 26:28, Deuteronomy 15:16
among8×Deuteronomy 10:9, Joshua 22:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, Esther 2:6
near8×Genesis 25:11, Genesis 35:4, Judges 18:22, 2 Samuel 13:23
was with him8×1 Samuel 18:14, 1 Samuel 20:35, 2 Samuel 5:10, 1 Chronicles 9:20
together with7×Joshua 7:24, 2 Samuel 19:41, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 25:7
against you6×Deuteronomy 20:12, Deuteronomy 20:20, 2 Chronicles 14:11, 2 Chronicles 20:6
for6×Genesis 29:30, Leviticus 25:40, Deuteronomy 33:21, Judges 8:35
before5×Deuteronomy 18:13, 2 Samuel 3:28, Job 9:2, Job 14:3
like5×Job 9:26, Psalms 28:1, Psalms 73:5, Psalms 106:6
to you5×Genesis 21:23, Genesis 26:29, Deuteronomy 9:10, Joshua 2:12
against him4×2 Samuel 10:17, 1 Chronicles 19:17, 2 Chronicles 13:3, Job 9:14
among them4×Deuteronomy 29:17, Joshua 20:4, 2 Chronicles 15:9, Nehemiah 9:17
and with4×Genesis 32:28, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Kings 1:7, Psalms 28:3
is with us4×Genesis 31:50, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Isaiah 8:10
to me4×2 Samuel 13:16, 1 Chronicles 19:2, Daniel 10:11, Daniel 10:15
toward Me4×Leviticus 26:21, Leviticus 26:23, Leviticus 26:27, Leviticus 26:40
[and]3×1 Chronicles 28:21, Song Of Solomon 4:13, Hosea 2:18
Accompanied by3×Ruth 1:7, 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 17:8
and also with3×1 Kings 10:26, 2 Chronicles 1:14, 2 Chronicles 9:25
and with them3×1 Chronicles 15:18, Ezra 8:13, Ezra 8:14
beside3×Judges 9:6, 1 Samuel 1:26, 2 Samuel 6:7
on3×1 Kings 10:2, 2 Chronicles 9:1, 2 Chronicles 22:8
to him3×2 Chronicles 24:22, Psalms 78:37, Micah 2:7
to us3×Exodus 20:19, Joshua 24:27
us3×Genesis 26:16, Genesis 26:29, 1 Samuel 14:17
were with him3×Genesis 35:2, Numbers 22:22, 2 Samuel 2:3
am with you2×Genesis 28:15, Isaiah 41:10
among us2×1 Samuel 23:19, Psalms 54:1
anything to2×Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29
besides You2×2 Chronicles 14:11, Psalms 73:25
but to2×2 Samuel 22:27, Psalms 18:26
for him2×Esther 6:3, Jeremiah 39:12
for you2×1 Samuel 12:24, Joel 2:26
from him2×1 Chronicles 17:13, Psalms 89:33
from you2×2 Samuel 15:28, 2 Kings 2:9
He will work with2×2 Chronicles 2:7, 2 Chronicles 2:14
him2×1 Samuel 17:33, Psalms 50:18
is with me2×2 Chronicles 35:21, Psalms 42:8
is with them2×Numbers 23:21, Zechariah 10:5
of Him2×1 Samuel 1:17, 1 Samuel 1:27
of you2×Deuteronomy 10:12, Deuteronomy 23:21
them2×Joshua 4:8, Psalms 83:8
to whom2×2 Samuel 9:1, 2 Samuel 9:3
were near2×Judges 18:3, Judges 19:11
were with2×Judges 5:15, 1 Samuel 14:21
who are destined with you2×2 Kings 18:27, Isaiah 36:12
who were with him2×1 Samuel 13:15, 1 Chronicles 21:20
will be with him2×Psalms 89:24, Psalms 91:15
with it2×Exodus 23:5, 2 Samuel 6:4
[along] with you1×Job 40:15
[an animal]1×Exodus 22:14
[be] with him1×2 Chronicles 36:23
[studded] with1×Song Of Solomon 1:11
[was] with him1×Deuteronomy 32:12
[we will join] you1×2 Chronicles 18:3
[who is] with you1×1 Kings 2:8
[who was] with her1×Genesis 3:6
accompanied1×1 Chronicles 12:34
accompanies him1×1 Samuel 25:25
accompanying me1×Nehemiah 12:40
according to1×1 Chronicles 11:10
against them1×Joel 3:2
against us1×Judges 18:25
along1×Ezra 1:11
and all1×Judges 16:3
and also1×1 Chronicles 13:2
and He has1×Job 23:14
and her1×Exodus 18:6
and to me1×Ruth 1:8
and you have with you1×2 Chronicles 13:8
around him1×Proverbs 30:31
around them1×Job 21:8
as1×1 Chronicles 25:8
as long as1×Psalms 72:5
as they1×Genesis 32:25
as well1×Job 35:4
as well as1×2 Chronicles 21:3
aside1×1 Samuel 9:23
assault me1×Job 10:17
at1×1 Samuel 10:2
attended to1×1 Chronicles 27:32
away from1×Exodus 21:14
away with1×Psalms 26:9
be with you1×Ruth 2:4
because of1×2 Chronicles 21:19
been with1×Genesis 31:38
before Him1×Psalms 18:23
before You1×Psalms 73:22
belong to [God]1×Job 25:2
belong to God1×Job 12:13
belong to Him1×Job 12:16
between1×Job 26:10
but1×1 Samuel 18:12
but with us [is]1×2 Chronicles 32:8
can you, like Him1×Job 37:18
clear to us1×Job 15:9
comes from1×Psalms 121:2
despite1×Isaiah 25:11
down with1×2 Samuel 19:16
dwelling near him1×Leviticus 25:47
dwelling with You1×Psalms 39:12
followed1×Ecclesiastes 4:15
from [the neighbor]1×Exodus 22:12
from among1×Ruth 4:10
from me1×Genesis 31:31
gives us1×Numbers 10:32
had with them1×1 Chronicles 16:42
has been with you1×Deuteronomy 2:7
he [went] with1×2 Samuel 23:9
He and1×Leviticus 25:50
here with me1×1 Kings 11:22
here with us1×1 Samuel 5:7
in the presence of1×1 Samuel 2:21
in you1×2 Chronicles 19:3
in Your [mind]1×Job 10:13
including1×Joshua 19:46
into1×Judges 16:13
into Edom1×2 Chronicles 21:9
is1×2 Kings 10:15
is accompanied by1×Proverbs 18:3
is near1×Joshua 7:2
is with1×Joshua 1:9
is with him1×1 Samuel 16:18
is Your1×Psalms 89:13
it against1×Micah 6:2
it is in1×2 Chronicles 29:10
It was in1×1 Chronicles 28:2
join1×1 Kings 1:8
just as with1×Ecclesiastes 2:16
just like1×Ecclesiastes 2:16
living among you1×Leviticus 25:45
me1×Psalms 86:17
near her1×Genesis 39:10
near them1×1 Samuel 25:16
of1×Deuteronomy 18:16
on behalf of [those]1×2 Chronicles 16:9
on your behalf1×2 Chronicles 20:17
on your own terms1×Job 34:33
or1×2 Samuel 21:4
presence1×Exodus 11:8
present1×Exodus 22:14
sided with1×1 Samuel 22:17
taking with them1×2 Chronicles 17:9
than with him1×2 Chronicles 32:7
that his attitude toward1×Genesis 31:2
The other [half of Manasseh]1×Joshua 13:8
their allies1×1 Chronicles 5:20
things for1×Psalms 126:2
things for us1×Psalms 126:3
to it1×Proverbs 10:22
to join1×Esther 5:12
to serve with1×1 Chronicles 9:25
to support me1×Daniel 10:21
toward1×Judges 9:19
toward him with1×Genesis 33:1
toward them1×Leviticus 26:41
toward us1×Psalms 85:4
toward you1×Leviticus 26:24
vvv1×2 Chronicles 25:13
was present1×Exodus 22:15
was with1×1 Samuel 18:28
was with them1×Judges 1:22
We are with you1×1 Chronicles 12:18
We have1×Genesis 24:25
were at1×2 Samuel 20:8
while1×Esther 7:8
while she [was]1×1 Kings 3:17
who is with you1×2 Chronicles 19:6
will be with me1×1 Samuel 28:19
will support you1×Ezra 10:4
will work with1×2 Chronicles 2:8
with [God]1×Job 9:3
with [Haman]1×Esther 6:14
with [Hezekiah]1×2 Kings 18:7
with [Joseph]1×Genesis 43:34
with [the king of the South]1×Daniel 11:17
with [whom]1×Job 12:2
with David1×1 Samuel 18:12
With him [is only]1×2 Chronicles 32:8
with you today1×Deuteronomy 29:12
You [demand]1×Job 17:3
You also have1×1 Chronicles 22:15
your1×Hosea 14:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:6עִמָּ֖הּto[who was] with herPreposition | third person feminine singularGenesis 13:1עִמּ֖וֹtowith himPreposition | third person masculine singularGenesis 13:14מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹto. . .Preposition-m | third person masculine singularGenesis 18:16עִמָּ֖םtowith themPreposition | third person masculine pluralGenesis 18:23עִם־towithPrepositionGenesis 18:25עִם־towithPrepositionGenesis 19:30עִמּ֔וֹtoandPreposition | third person masculine singularGenesis 19:32עִמּ֑וֹtowith himPreposition | third person masculine singularGenesis 19:34עִמּ֔וֹtowith himPreposition | third person masculine singularGenesis 19:35עִמּ֔וֹtowith himPreposition | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 3:6
Aligned rows1,049
Books represented33
Genesis83Exodus49Leviticus26Numbers20Deuteronomy65Joshua41Judges59Ruth151 Samuel882 Samuel761 Kings622 Kings381 Chronicles552 Chronicles115Ezra24Nehemiah13Esther11Job48Psalms67Proverbs8Ecclesiastes8Song Of Solomon9Isaiah15Jeremiah7Daniel17Hosea14Joel2Amos3Jonah1Micah4Nahum1Zephaniah1Zechariah4
Source forms
עִם־390x‘im-Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 24:14
עִמּ֔וֹ38x‘im·mōwGenesis 19:30, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 29:30
עִמָּֽךְ׃33x‘im·māḵGenesis 26:28, Genesis 31:3, Genesis 32:9, Exodus 34:10
עִ֖ם26x‘imGenesis 24:12, Deuteronomy 18:13, 2 Samuel 6:4, 2 Samuel 6:7
עִמּ֑וֹ26x‘im·mōwGenesis 19:32, Genesis 35:2, Exodus 13:19, Leviticus 25:41
וְעִם־24xwə·‘im-Genesis 21:23, Genesis 32:28, Exodus 4:15, Joshua 9:2
עִמּֽוֹ׃24x‘im·mōwGenesis 26:20, Genesis 32:6, Genesis 32:25, Genesis 35:6
עִמּ֖וֹ23x‘im·mōwGenesis 13:1, Genesis 24:54, Genesis 27:44, Genesis 29:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition443xGenesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 21:10, Genesis 22:5
Preposition | third person masculine singular154xGenesis 13:1, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:34
Preposition | second person feminine singular71xGenesis 26:28, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 29:25, Genesis 30:15
Preposition | second person masculine singular52xGenesis 21:22, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:29
Preposition | first person common singular45xGenesis 39:7, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:14, Exodus 33:12
Preposition | second person masculine plural45xGenesis 23:4, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 48:21
Preposition-m43xGenesis 24:27, Genesis 41:32, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:32
Preposition | first person common plural36xGenesis 24:25, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:50, Exodus 10:26
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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