Hebrew · H1571

גַּם

Properly, assemblage ; used only adverbially also , even , yea , though ; often repeated as correl. both ... and

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גַּם H1571

What does גַּם mean in the Bible?

גַּם is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, assemblage ; used only adverbially also , even , yea , though ; often repeated as correl. both ... and".

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What does גַּם mean in the Bible?

גַּם is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, assemblage ; used only adverbially also , even , yea , though ; often repeated as correl. both ...

How does the BSB render H1571?

The BSB source-word alignment has 769 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and (100), . . . (98), even (75), also (63), too (42).

Where does גַּם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (94), 1 Samuel (62), Ecclesiastes (58), Jeremiah (58).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

and 100× Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 30:8

. . . 98× Genesis 3:6, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 10:21, Genesis 20:5

even 75× Exodus 4:9, Exodus 10:24, Exodus 10:26, Exodus 19:22

also 63× Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 19:38

too 42× Genesis 27:31, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 30:3

- 33× Genesis 4:4, Genesis 30:6, Genesis 44:29, Joshua 7:11

as well 26× Genesis 19:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 24:46

Moreover 19× Genesis 22:24, Exodus 11:3, Deuteronomy 7:20, Ruth 4:10

both 18× Genesis 27:45, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 46:34, Genesis 47:3

and even 11× Genesis 40:15, Exodus 8:21, 1 Samuel 19:21, 1 Kings 18:35

Indeed 11× Deuteronomy 2:15, Joshua 2:24, Joshua 7:11, 1 Samuel 14:15

Furthermore 7× Exodus 6:5, 2 Kings 23:24, 2 Chronicles 29:35, 2 Chronicles 36:14

I also 7× Exodus 6:4, Deuteronomy 9:20, Nehemiah 4:22, Nehemiah 5:13

will also 7× Deuteronomy 28:61, 2 Samuel 2:6, Psalms 132:12, Ecclesiastes 2:15

as well as 6× Genesis 14:16, Genesis 24:25, Judges 6:35, 1 Chronicles 29:24

nor 6× Exodus 4:10, 1 Samuel 21:8, 1 Kings 3:26, Ecclesiastes 9:11

Yes 6× Genesis 20:6, 1 Kings 21:19, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5

yet 6× Nehemiah 13:26, Ecclesiastes 4:16, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Isaiah 44:12

again 5× Genesis 19:34, Deuteronomy 10:10, Esther 9:15, Ecclesiastes 4:11

and indeed 5× Genesis 27:33, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 50:23, Numbers 13:27

He also 5× Genesis 32:19, Ruth 2:21, 1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 36:13

or 5× Judges 2:10, 1 Samuel 28:6, 1 Samuel 28:15, Ecclesiastes 9:1

Surely 5× Exodus 18:18, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 52:5, Ecclesiastes 9:12

though 5× Nehemiah 6:1, Psalms 95:9, Psalms 119:23, Ecclesiastes 6:5

and also 4× 1 Samuel 19:24, Nehemiah 6:14, Ecclesiastes 3:13, Zechariah 9:2

But 4× Genesis 15:14, Ruth 3:12, 2 Samuel 17:16, Psalms 129:2

therefore 4× 1 Samuel 12:16, Job 7:11, Ezekiel 8:18, Micah 6:13

They also 4× Judges 11:17, 2 Chronicles 14:15, 2 Chronicles 28:8, 2 Chronicles 29:7

along with 3× 2 Chronicles 21:4, 2 Chronicles 21:17, Daniel 11:22

and now 3× Genesis 32:6, 1 Samuel 13:4, Psalms 37:25

either 3× 1 Samuel 20:27, 1 Samuel 28:15, Amos 7:6

I have even 3× Isaiah 13:3, Jeremiah 27:6, Jeremiah 28:14

now 3× 1 Samuel 1:28, 1 Samuel 14:21, Joel 3:4

So 3× Psalms 71:22, Isaiah 66:4, Jeremiah 13:26

So now 3× Judges 2:3, 1 Chronicles 23:26, Ezekiel 16:52

then 3× Genesis 13:16, Numbers 23:25, Job 40:14

vvv 3× Genesis 44:10, Psalms 118:11, Ezekiel 5:11

will indeed 3× Joshua 2:12, Psalms 85:12, Proverbs 23:15

Yet even 3× 2 Chronicles 16:12, Jeremiah 5:18, Joel 2:12

and he also 2× 2 Chronicles 30:1, Jeremiah 52:10

and they 2× Joshua 7:11, Judges 20:48

as 2× Genesis 14:7, Song Of Solomon 7:13

Even if 2× Ruth 2:15, Isaiah 49:15

even though 2× Genesis 20:4, Jeremiah 36:25

had also 2× Judges 2:10, 2 Chronicles 21:11

have also 2× 1 Kings 1:47, Ecclesiastes 2:24

He even 2× Exodus 2:19, 2 Kings 23:15

in turn 2× Proverbs 1:26, Malachi 2:9

Instead 2× 2 Samuel 19:30, Nehemiah 5:16

likewise 2× Deuteronomy 12:30, Judges 1:3

must also 2× Exodus 10:25, Exodus 21:29

neither 2× Exodus 4:10, Jeremiah 13:23

No 2× Jeremiah 6:15, Jeremiah 8:12

one either 2× 1 Samuel 16:8, 1 Samuel 16:9

or today 2× Exodus 5:14, 1 Samuel 20:27

was also 2× 2 Samuel 15:24, Job 33:6

We even 2× Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 1:28

when 2× Psalms 133:1, Jeremiah 40:11

You have also 2× 2 Samuel 7:19, 2 Chronicles 21:13

[Ahaziah] also 1× 2 Chronicles 22:5

[Israel,] however 1× Judges 2:17

[nor] 1× Ezekiel 5:11

[when] 1× Ecclesiastes 12:5

additional 1× Proverbs 25:1

Ahaz was also 1× 2 Chronicles 28:5

alike 1× Genesis 50:9

already 1× Numbers 24:12

and also for 1× 2 Kings 24:4

and furthermore 1× Genesis 38:22

and had even 1× 2 Chronicles 24:7

and have 1× 2 Samuel 12:27

and I 1× Ecclesiastes 2:8

and I have 1× Exodus 3:9

And I will 1× Isaiah 66:21

and she also 1× Genesis 24:46

And their neighbors 1× 1 Chronicles 12:40

and will also 1× Zechariah 3:7

and will surely 1× Genesis 17:16

and you 1× Jeremiah 50:24

and you have 1× Exodus 33:12

and you have even 1× Nehemiah 6:7

another 1× Genesis 35:17

any 1× Exodus 7:23

are also 1× Judges 7:18

are indeed 1× Psalms 119:24

are still 1× Ecclesiastes 4:8

As for 1× 1 Samuel 12:23

as the others did 1× Numbers 22:19

back 1× Esther 5:12

Besides 1× Genesis 20:12

but also 1× Isaiah 21:12

But as for Me 1× Ezekiel 9:10

but even 1× Ezekiel 16:29

but he has 1× Genesis 31:15

But I also 1× Job 12:3

But I will also 1× Genesis 21:13

By them indeed 1× Psalms 19:11

could also 1× Job 16:4

did the same 1× 2 Samuel 1:11

for 1× Genesis 6:3

has also 1× Genesis 22:20

has both 1× Jeremiah 51:12

have You also 1× 1 Kings 17:20

He has also 1× Ecclesiastes 3:11

He makes even 1× Proverbs 16:7

He too 1× Isaiah 31:2

However 1× Ezekiel 20:23

I have 1× Genesis 16:13

I will 1× 2 Kings 23:27

I will also 1× Genesis 24:19

I will surely 1× Ezekiel 16:43

in fact 1× Exodus 34:3

in spite of 1× Leviticus 26:44

Is not 1× Job 41:9

It is surely 1× Proverbs 17:26

joined 1× 1 Samuel 28:23

just as 1× Jeremiah 51:49

may also 1× Jeremiah 33:21

Must you also 1× Numbers 16:13

myself 1× Zechariah 8:21

Not only 1× Malachi 3:15

Now you 1× Genesis 30:15

once more 1× Esther 7:2

or even 1× Ecclesiastes 11:2

over 1× Obadiah 1:13

Rather 1× Ruth 2:16

should it also 1× Zechariah 8:6

So [Gideon] 1× Judges 8:9

So again 1× Genesis 19:35

so also 1× 2 Kings 23:19

so we have more claim 1× 2 Samuel 19:43

than 1× Isaiah 40:24

that both 1× 2 Samuel 16:23

that one 1× Malachi 1:10

that one {also} 1× Genesis 26:21

then I would also 1× Jeremiah 33:26

they also must 1× Exodus 21:35

they even 1× Malachi 3:15

They have even 1× Ezekiel 23:37

they too 1× 1 Samuel 22:17

together with 1× Genesis 14:16

too [am] 1× 1 Kings 13:18

too will 1× Numbers 27:13

very 1× Exodus 33:17

whether 1× Ecclesiastes 9:1

Whoever 1× Proverbs 18:9

will 1× Zephaniah 2:12

will be 1× Ezekiel 39:16

will surely 1× Genesis 46:4

with 1× 2 Chronicles 20:13

would also be 1× Job 31:28

Would he actually 1× Esther 7:8

yes, even 1× 1 Kings 14:14

You are also 1× Genesis 32:20

you as well 1× Lamentations 4:21

You may also 1× Leviticus 25:45

You too 1× Jeremiah 48:2

you were still 1× Ezekiel 16:28

You will surely 1× 1 Kings 22:22

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 3:6 גַּם־ to . . . Conjunction Genesis 3:22 גַּ֚ם to also Conjunction Genesis 4:4 גַם־ to - Conjunction Genesis 4:22 גַם־ to . . . Conjunction Genesis 4:26 גַּם־ to also Conjunction Genesis 6:3 בְּשַׁגַּ֖ם to for Preposition-b, Pronoun - relative | Conjunction Genesis 6:4 וְגַ֣ם to and Conjunction Genesis 7:3 גַּ֣ם to and Conjunction Genesis 10:21 גַּם־ to . . . Conjunction Genesis 13:5 וְגַם־ to also Conjunction

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 3:6

Aligned rows 769

Books represented 37

Genesis 94 Exodus 40 Leviticus 3 Numbers 19 Deuteronomy 21 Joshua 12 Judges 28 Ruth 9 1 Samuel 62 2 Samuel 43 1 Kings 29 2 Kings 17 1 Chronicles 14 2 Chronicles 33 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 17 Esther 8 Job 23 Psalms 35 Proverbs 23 Ecclesiastes 58 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 31 Jeremiah 58 Lamentations 6 Ezekiel 29 Daniel 2 Hosea 12 Joel 7 Amos 3 Obadiah 2 Micah 1 Nahum 4 Habakkuk 1 Zephaniah 5 Zechariah 12 Malachi 5

Source forms

גַּם־ 301x gam- Genesis 3:6, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 10:21, Genesis 19:34

וְגַם־ 114x wə·ḡam- Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:14

גַם־ 60x ḡam- Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 20:5

גַּ֣ם 39x gam Genesis 7:3, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 29:30

וְגַם֙ 19x wə·ḡam Genesis 14:7, Genesis 30:6, Genesis 32:6, Exodus 18:23

גַּ֚ם 18x gam Genesis 3:22, Genesis 32:19, Numbers 11:4, Deuteronomy 10:10

גַּ֤ם 17x gam Genesis 24:19, Exodus 4:10, Deuteronomy 28:61, 1 Samuel 28:15

וְגַ֣ם 17x wə·ḡam Genesis 6:4, Numbers 18:2, Joshua 7:11, Judges 2:3

Parsing patterns

Conjunction 763x Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22

Pronoun - relative | Conjunction 3x Ecclesiastes 1:17, Ecclesiastes 2:15, Ecclesiastes 8:14

Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x 1 Chronicles 12:40

Preposition-b, Pronoun - relative | Conjunction 1x Genesis 6:3

Punctuation 1x 1 Samuel 21:8

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does גַּם mean in the Bible?

What does גַּם mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1571?

Where does גַּם appear in Scripture?

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