Lexicon
גַּם
gam
H1571
H:Conj Hebrew

also

769
Occurrences
37
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Hebrew
Language

gam marks an addition or inclusion in a clause, joining another person, action, object, or circumstance to what is already stated.

As a function word, gam marks that something is added to, included with, or set alongside what the clause has already introduced; the sampled verses apply this to persons, actions, objects, and parallel situations.

Senses in use

  1. Particle marking addition or inclusion · dominant

    The form links a further item, participant, or action with a preceding statement: in 1 Chronicles 10:5 the armor-bearer’s death follows Saul’s death, while in 1 Kings 18:35 the filling of the conduit is added to the water around the altar. It can also extend a comparison or shared situation, as in 1 Samuel 10:11, where Saul is placed among the prophets, and 1 Samuel 18:5, where David’s success is viewed by both the people and Saul’s servants.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB often expresses the added element with words such as “also,” “both,” “too,” or “even,” though it is a whole-verse translation and may express the connection without a single fixed English equivalent.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture