Proverbs 19:2:1Prov.19.2.W1TAB

גַּ֤ם

gam

also or even

Transliteration
GAM
Extended
GAHM
IPA
/ˈɡam/

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 be-LO-DA-at NE-fesh lo-TOV

  3. sentence

    GAM be-LO-DA-at NE-fesh lo-TOV ve-ATS be-rag-LA-yim kho-TE

Exegesis

The verse is structured as a bicolon introduced by gam {גַּם | gām} ‘also’, linking two parallel clauses.

In contextProverbs 19:2

Also, a soul without knowledge is not good , and one who is hasty with his feet sins .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:2, 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.19.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.2.W1.S1) and character.