Judges 17:2:11Judg.17.2.W11TAB
וְגַם֙
vegam
“and also”
- Transliteration
- ve-GAM
- Extended
- veh-GAHM
- IPA
- /vəˈɣam/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-GAM
- clause
va-YO-mer le-im-MO E-lef u-me-A ha-KE-sef a-SHER lu-KAKH-lakh ve-e-TI ve-AT a-LIT ve-GAM a-MAR-te be-oz-NAI hin-NE-ha-KE-sef it-TI a-NI le-kakh-TIV
- sentence
va-YO-mer le-im-MO E-lef u-me-A ha-KE-sef a-SHER lu-KAKH-lakh ve-e-TI ve-AT a-LIT ve-GAM a-MAR-te be-oz-NAI hin-NE-ha-KE-sef it-TI a-NI le-kakh-TIV va-TO-mer im-MO ba-RUKH be-NI la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated phrases ve-itti ve-at alit vegam amart be-oznai {וְאִתִּ֖י וְאַ֤תְּ אָלִית וְגַם אָמַ֣רְתְּ בְּאָזְנַ֔י | wə-’it-tî wə-ʼat ’ā-lit wə-gam ’ā-mart bə-ʼoẓ-nay} highlight the speaker’s presence and the mother’s own curse, underscoring dramatic irony.
In context — Judges 17:2
And he said to his mother, “The one thousand one hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you—and though I was present you uttered a curse and also spoke in my hearing—behold, the silver is with me; I am the one who took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD !”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 17:2, so the Hebrew word וְגַם֙ (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 Judg.17.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.2.W11.S1) and character.