Proverbs 17:26:1Prov.17.26.W1TAB
גַּ֤ם
gam
“also or even”
- Transliteration
- GAM
- Extended
- GAHM
- IPA
- /ˈgam/
Meaning by language
- English
- also or even
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
- clause
GAM a-NOSH la-tsa-DIK lo-TO(V)
- sentence
GAM a-NOSH la-tsa-DIK lo-TO(V) le-hak-KOT ne-di-VIM al-YO-sher
Exegesis
The opening conjunction gam {גַּם | gam} ‘also’ introduces an additional statement, linking this proverb to preceding wisdom sayings.
In context — Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:26, so the Hebrew word גַּ֤ם (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 Prov.17.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.26.W1.S1) and character.