H0518: H0518. H518a אִם conj. 1. . hypoth. part. if 2. . Interrog. part.
H518b כִּי אם־ 1. . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: a. . that if b. . for if
2. . (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— a. . limiting the prec. clause, except b. . the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but c. . after an oath, surely