Exodus 19:22:1Exod.19.22.W1TAB
וְגַ֧ם
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-GAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM
- clause
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu
- sentence
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu pen-yif-ROTS ba-HEM ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the additive conjunction vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} extending the warning to another group.
In context — Exodus 19:22
The priests also, who approach the LORD , must consecrate themselves , so that the LORD does not break out against them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:22, so the Hebrew word וְגַ֧ם (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 Exod.19.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.22.W1.S1) and character.