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גַּם

𐤂𐤌

gam

H1571 particle

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain to add, to include, to emphasize addition

Definition

An adverb and conjunction chiefly denoting addition or inclusivity, typically translated as 'also', 'even', or 'too'; it reinforces, intensifies, or broadens the scope of statements, highlighting cumulative ideas or inclusion of further cases or individuals. Used both to link words/phrases and to express emphatic addition; often employed in correlative structures ('both...and', 'even...also').

Semantic Range

also, even, too, both...and, in addition, likewise, moreover, as well as, indeed, still, even so, yet

Root / Etymology

Root/Etymology: Root uncertain. The traditional suggestion that it derives from an unattested root meaning 'to gather' lacks supporting evidence. Gam is best treated as an independent particle with no direct verbal cognate.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Historical & Contextual Notes: גַּם appears in nearly all periods of Biblical Hebrew, functioning consistently as an additive and emphatic particle. In prose and poetry, it provides emphasis and marks extension or inclusion within lists, descriptions, or contrasts. It is sometimes doubled for emphasis or to construct correlative expressions (e.g., 'both...and' or 'not only...but also'). English translations may under-translate גַּם or obscure nuanced emphasis provided by the particle, especially in poetry. Unlike וְ ('and'), which mainly links elements sequentially, גַּם specifically signals inclusion, addition, or intensification, sometimes overlapping with אֲפִלּוּ ('even', more common in later Hebrew). The use remains stable across the pre-exilic and post-exilic periods, with continued prevalence in later Hebrew dialects.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.

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Root Family

גם (g-m) — addition, inclusion, emphasis

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4041 מְגַמָּה gathering of

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1571-02 גַּם gam HTa also also 508
H1571-05 וְ/גַ֣ם vegam HC/Ta and also and also 249
H1571-03 הֲ/גַ֥ם hagam HTi/D also also 8
H1571-04 שֶׁ/גַּם shegam HTr/D that also 3
H1571-01 בְּ/שַׁ/גַּ֖ם beshagam HR/Tr/D in that in that also 1

Occurrences in Scripture

769 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1571-02 Genesis 3:6 גַּם gam HTa also also
H1571-02 Genesis 3:22 גַּ֚ם gam HTa also also
H1571-02 Genesis 4:4 גַם gam HD also also
H1571-02 Genesis 4:22 גַם gam HD also also
H1571-02 Genesis 4:26 גַּם gam HTa also also
H1571-01 Genesis 6:3 בְּ/שַׁ/גַּ֖ם beshagam HR/Tr/D in that in that also
H1571-05 Genesis 6:4 וְ/גַ֣ם vegam HC/Ta and also and also
H1571-02 Genesis 7:3 גַּ֣ם gam HTa also also
H1571-02 Genesis 10:21 גַּם gam HTa also also
H1571-05 Genesis 13:5 וְ/גַם vegam HC/Ta also and also
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