Ezekiel 20:12:1Ezek.20.12.W1TAB
וְגַ֤ם
vegam
“and also”
- Transliteration
- ve-GAM
- Extended
- veh-GAHM
- IPA
- /wəˈɣam/
Meaning by language
- English
- and also
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 ET-shab-be-TOT-ai
- clause
ve-GAM ET-shab-be-TOT-ai na-TAT-ti la-HEM lih-ye-OT le-OT BE-ni u-VEIN-bei-ne-HEM
- sentence
ve-GAM ET-shab-be-TOT-ai na-TAT-ti la-HEM lih-ye-OT le-OT BE-ni u-VEIN-bei-ne-HEM la-DA-at KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-de-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} ‘and also,’ an emphatic coordinating conjunction that adds to prior divine actions.
In context — Ezekiel 20:12
And also, I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:12, so the Hebrew word וְגַ֤ם (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 Ezek.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.12.W1.S1) and character.