2 Samuel 17:5:102 Sam.17.5.W10TAB
גַּם־הֽוּא׃
gamhu
“also he”
- Transliteration
- gam-HU
- Extended
- gahm-HOO
- IPA
- /gamˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- also he
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-HU
- clause
ve-nish-me-A ma-be-FIV gam-HU
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM ke-RA NA GAM le-khu-SHAI ha-ar-KI ve-nish-me-A ma-be-FIV gam-HU
Exegesis
The closing gam-hû {גַּם־הוּא | gam-hû} reinforces collective inclusion. Rendering this sequence in English shifts from Hebrew VSO to SVO order while preserving narrative rhythm and communal decision-making emphasis.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:5
And Absalom said, “Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what is in his mouth.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 17:5, so the Hebrew word גַּם־הֽוּא׃ (gamhu) 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 Sam.17.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.5.W10.S1) and character.