Proverbs 18:9:1Prov.18.9.W1TAB
גַּ֭ם
gam
“also or even”
- Transliteration
- GAM
- Extended
- GAHM
- IPA
- /ˈɡam/
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 mit-ra-PE bim-la-AKH-to
- sentence
GAM mit-ra-PE bim-la-AKH-to AKH HU le-VA-al mash-khit
Exegesis
The verse begins with gam {גַּ֭ם | gám} ’also’, an additive conjunction linking to the previous context.
In context — Proverbs 18:9
Also, one who is slack in his work is brother to a master of destruction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:9, so the Hebrew word גַּ֭ם (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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.9.W1.S1) and character.