Genesis 20:5:6Gen.20.5.W6TAB
וְהִֽיא־גַם־הִ֥וא
vehigamhu
“and she also”
- Transliteration
- ve-HI-gam-HU
- Extended
- veh-HEE-gahm-HOO
- IPA
- /wəˈhiː.ɣam.ˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she 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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
ve-HI-gam-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA
- clause
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li a-KHO-ti HI ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA a-KHI HU
- sentence
ha-LO HU a-MAR-li a-KHO-ti HI ve-HI-gam-HU am-RA a-KHI HU be-TAM-le-VA-vi u-ve-ni-ke-YON kap-PAI a-SI-ti ZOT
Exegesis
A parallel reported speech clause follows (vehi-gam-hi amrah {וְהִֽיא־גַם־הִ֥וא אָמְרָ֖ה | wə-hîʾ gam hîʾ ʾā-mə-rāh}) “and she also said,” with gam highlighting her participation in the deception.
In context — Genesis 20:5
Did he not tell me, “She is my sister,” and did she not also say, “He is my brother”? In the integrity of my heart and in the cleanness of my hands I did this.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 20:5, so the Hebrew word וְהִֽיא־גַם־הִ֥וא (vehigamhu) 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 Gen.20.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.5.W6.S1) and character.