Proverbs 20:11:1Prov.20.11.W1TAB

גַּ֣ם

gam

even

Transliteration
GAM
Extended
GAHM
IPA
/ˈgam/

Meaning by language

English
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-ma-a-la-LAV yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar

  3. sentence

    GAM BE-ma-a-la-LAV yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar im-ZAKH ve-im-ya-SHAR pa-o-LO

Exegesis

The verse opens with gam {גַּם | găm} ‘also’, presenting a general principle.

In contextProverbs 20:11

Also by his deeds a youth is recognized; whether his work is pure and upright .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 20:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:11, so the Hebrew word גַּ֣ם (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.20.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.11.W1.S1) and character.