Genesis 21:13:1Gen.21.13.W1TAB
וְגַ֥ם
vegam
“and also”
- Transliteration
- ve-GAM
- Extended
- veh-GAHM
- IPA
- /wə.ˈɣam/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-GAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA
- clause
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA le-GOY a-si-MEN-nu
- sentence
ve-GAM et-ben-ha-a-MA le-GOY a-si-MEN-nu KI zar-a-KHA HU
Exegesis
The conjunction vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} connects this promise to the prior assurance, introducing an additional commitment.
In context — Genesis 21:13
And the son of the maidservant I will also make into a nation , because he is your offspring.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:13, so the Hebrew word וְגַ֥ם (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 Gen.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.13.W1.S1) and character.