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
| 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 be-LO-DA-at NE-fesh lo-TOV
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.