Nehemiah 13:23:1Neh.13.23.W1TAB
גַּ֣ם
gam
“also”
- Transliteration
- GAM
- Extended
- GAHM
- IPA
- /ˈgam/
Meaning by language
- English
- also
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
GAM
- phraseyour reading level
GAM ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- sentence
GAM ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ra-I-TI et-ha-ye-hu-DIM ho-shi-VU na-SHIM a-she-do-DI-yot ash-de-do-DI-yot a-mo-NI-yot am-mo-NI-yot mo-a-vi-YOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the additive particle gam {גַּם | gam} ‘also’ linking this observation to the preceding narrative.
In context — Nehemiah 13:23
Also, in those days, I saw the Jews who had married Ashdodite , Ammonite, and Moabite women.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:23, so the Hebrew word גַּ֣ם (gam) 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 Neh.13.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.23.W1.S1) and character.