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אם

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אֵם • (em) f (plural indefinite אימהות / אִמָּהוֹת or אִמּוֹת, singular construct אֵם־, masculine counterpart אָב) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

(formal, dated) mother (a female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered))
mother, feminine originator or codifier (as in "the mother of all battles")

אִם • (im)

if, whether
אם תצליחי או לא נהיה איתך.
im tatslíkhi o lo nihyé itákh.
Whether you (f) succeed or not we will be with you.
in case, if
or

In contrast to English, in predictive conditional sentences the future tense is commonly used in both the antecedent and the consequent, e.g.

.אם תשמרי את המכתבים שלי, אשמור את המתנות שלָךְ (If you keep my letters, I will keep your presents.)