Proverbs 17:28:1Prov.17.28.W1TAB

גַּ֤ם

gam

also or even

Transliteration
GAM
Extended
GAHM
IPA
/ˈgam/

Meaning by language

English
also or even

Alphabet Analysis

Gimelg as in good
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    GAM

  2. clause

    GAM e-VIL ma-kha-ri-SH kha-KHAM ye-kha-SHEV

  3. sentence

    GAM e-VIL ma-kha-ri-SH kha-KHAM ye-kha-SHEV o-TEM se-fa-TAV na-VON

Exegesis

It opens with gam {גַּם | gam} “even,” establishing contrast.

In contextProverbs 17:28

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise , and one who closes his lips is regarded as discerning .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 17:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:28, 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.17.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.28.W1.S1) and character.