1 Samuel 15:29:11 Sam.15.29.W1TAB
וְגַם֙
vegam
“and also”
- Transliteration
- ve-GAM
- Extended
- veh-GAHM
- IPA
- /vəˈɣam/
Meaning by language
- English
- and also
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-GAM
- clause
ve-GAM NE-tsakh yihs-rah-EL LO ye-sha-KER ve-LO yin-na-KHEM
- sentence
ve-GAM NE-tsakh yihs-rah-EL LO ye-sha-KER ve-LO yin-na-KHEM KI LO a-DAM HU le-hin-na-KHEM
Exegesis
The emphatic connective vav-gam {וְגַם | wə-ɡam} “and also” introduces a solemn declaration.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Glory of Israel will not lie and will not relent, for He is not a man to relent.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:29, so the Hebrew word וְגַם֙ (vegam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.15.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.29.W1.S1) and character.