2 Chronicles 19:8:12 Chr.19.8.W1TAB
וְגַ֣ם
vegam
“and also”
- Transliteration
- ve-GAM
- Extended
- veh-GAHM
- IPA
- /wəˈɣam/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
ve-GAM bi-ru-sha-LA-yim he-e-MID ye-ho-sha-FAT min-ha-le-vi-YIM ve-ha-ko-ha-NIM u-me-ra-SHE ha-a-VOT le-yis-ra-EL le-mish-PAT ye-ho-VAH ve-la-RIV
- sentence
ve-GAM bi-ru-sha-LA-yim he-e-MID ye-ho-sha-FAT min-ha-le-vi-YIM ve-ha-ko-ha-NIM u-me-ra-SHE ha-a-VOT le-yis-ra-EL le-mish-PAT ye-ho-VAH ve-la-RIV va-ya-shu-VU ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The conjunction vav gam {וְגַם | wə-ḡam} “and also” ties this decree to earlier reforms.
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:8
And also in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed from among the Levites, the priests and the heads of the fathers of Israel for the judgment of the LORD and for disputes, and they returned to Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 19:8, so the Hebrew word וְגַ֣ם (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 2 Chr.19.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.8.W1.S1) and character.