2 Chronicles 22:5:12 Chr.22.5.W1TAB
גַּ֣ם
gam
“also”
- Transliteration
- GAM
- Extended
- GAHM
- IPA
- /ˈɡam/
Meaning by language
- English
- also
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
GAM
- phraseyour reading level
GAM ba-a-tsa-TAM
- clause
GAM ba-a-tsa-TAM ha-LAKH va-ye-LEKH et-ye-ho-RAM ben-a-KHAV ME-lekh yis-ra-EL lam-mil-kha-MA al-kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM be-ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
GAM ba-a-tsa-TAM ha-LAKH va-ye-LEKH et-ye-ho-RAM ben-a-KHAV ME-lekh yis-ra-EL lam-mil-kha-MA al-kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-yak-KU ha-ram-MIM et-yo-RAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with gam {גַּם | gām} ‘also,’ signaling that this action continues a pattern already established.
Root and etymology
“to slay”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:5
He also walked in their counsel and went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead; and the Arameans struck Joram.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 22:5, so the Hebrew word גַּ֣ם (gam) 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.22.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.5.W1.S1) and character.