Hebrew · H1571

גַּם

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

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גַּםH1571

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

and100×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

even75×Exodus 4:9, Exodus 10:24, Exodus 10:26, Exodus 19:22

also63×Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 19:38

too42×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 well26×Genesis 19:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 24:46

Moreover19×Genesis 22:24, Exodus 11:3, Deuteronomy 7:20, Ruth 4:10

both18×Genesis 27:45, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 46:34, Genesis 47:3

and even11×Genesis 40:15, Exodus 8:21, 1 Samuel 19:21, 1 Kings 18:35

Indeed11×Deuteronomy 2:15, Joshua 2:24, Joshua 7:11, 1 Samuel 14:15

Furthermore7×Exodus 6:5, 2 Kings 23:24, 2 Chronicles 29:35, 2 Chronicles 36:14

I also7×Exodus 6:4, Deuteronomy 9:20, Nehemiah 4:22, Nehemiah 5:13

will also7×Deuteronomy 28:61, 2 Samuel 2:6, Psalms 132:12, Ecclesiastes 2:15

as well as6×Genesis 14:16, Genesis 24:25, Judges 6:35, 1 Chronicles 29:24

nor6×Exodus 4:10, 1 Samuel 21:8, 1 Kings 3:26, Ecclesiastes 9:11

Yes6×Genesis 20:6, 1 Kings 21:19, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5

yet6×Nehemiah 13:26, Ecclesiastes 4:16, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Isaiah 44:12

again5×Genesis 19:34, Deuteronomy 10:10, Esther 9:15, Ecclesiastes 4:11

and indeed5×Genesis 27:33, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 50:23, Numbers 13:27

He also5×Genesis 32:19, Ruth 2:21, 1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 36:13

or5×Judges 2:10, 1 Samuel 28:6, 1 Samuel 28:15, Ecclesiastes 9:1

Surely5×Exodus 18:18, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 52:5, Ecclesiastes 9:12

though5×Nehemiah 6:1, Psalms 95:9, Psalms 119:23, Ecclesiastes 6:5

and also4×1 Samuel 19:24, Nehemiah 6:14, Ecclesiastes 3:13, Zechariah 9:2

But4×Genesis 15:14, Ruth 3:12, 2 Samuel 17:16, Psalms 129:2

therefore4×1 Samuel 12:16, Job 7:11, Ezekiel 8:18, Micah 6:13

They also4×Judges 11:17, 2 Chronicles 14:15, 2 Chronicles 28:8, 2 Chronicles 29:7

along with3×2 Chronicles 21:4, 2 Chronicles 21:17, Daniel 11:22

and now3×Genesis 32:6, 1 Samuel 13:4, Psalms 37:25

either3×1 Samuel 20:27, 1 Samuel 28:15, Amos 7:6

I have even3×Isaiah 13:3, Jeremiah 27:6, Jeremiah 28:14

now3×1 Samuel 1:28, 1 Samuel 14:21, Joel 3:4

So3×Psalms 71:22, Isaiah 66:4, Jeremiah 13:26

So now3×Judges 2:3, 1 Chronicles 23:26, Ezekiel 16:52

then3×Genesis 13:16, Numbers 23:25, Job 40:14

vvv3×Genesis 44:10, Psalms 118:11, Ezekiel 5:11

will indeed3×Joshua 2:12, Psalms 85:12, Proverbs 23:15

Yet even3×2 Chronicles 16:12, Jeremiah 5:18, Joel 2:12

and he also2×2 Chronicles 30:1, Jeremiah 52:10

and they2×Joshua 7:11, Judges 20:48

as2×Genesis 14:7, Song Of Solomon 7:13

Even if2×Ruth 2:15, Isaiah 49:15

even though2×Genesis 20:4, Jeremiah 36:25

had also2×Judges 2:10, 2 Chronicles 21:11

have also2×1 Kings 1:47, Ecclesiastes 2:24

He even2×Exodus 2:19, 2 Kings 23:15

in turn2×Proverbs 1:26, Malachi 2:9

Instead2×2 Samuel 19:30, Nehemiah 5:16

likewise2×Deuteronomy 12:30, Judges 1:3

must also2×Exodus 10:25, Exodus 21:29

neither2×Exodus 4:10, Jeremiah 13:23

No2×Jeremiah 6:15, Jeremiah 8:12

one either2×1 Samuel 16:8, 1 Samuel 16:9

or today2×Exodus 5:14, 1 Samuel 20:27

was also2×2 Samuel 15:24, Job 33:6

We even2×Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 1:28

when2×Psalms 133:1, Jeremiah 40:11

You have also2×2 Samuel 7:19, 2 Chronicles 21:13

[Ahaziah] also1×2 Chronicles 22:5

[Israel,] however1×Judges 2:17

[nor]1×Ezekiel 5:11

[when]1×Ecclesiastes 12:5

additional1×Proverbs 25:1

Ahaz was also1×2 Chronicles 28:5

alike1×Genesis 50:9

already1×Numbers 24:12

and also for1×2 Kings 24:4

and furthermore1×Genesis 38:22

and had even1×2 Chronicles 24:7

and have1×2 Samuel 12:27

and I1×Ecclesiastes 2:8

and I have1×Exodus 3:9

And I will1×Isaiah 66:21

and she also1×Genesis 24:46

And their neighbors1×1 Chronicles 12:40

and will also1×Zechariah 3:7

and will surely1×Genesis 17:16

and you1×Jeremiah 50:24

and you have1×Exodus 33:12

and you have even1×Nehemiah 6:7

another1×Genesis 35:17

any1×Exodus 7:23

are also1×Judges 7:18

are indeed1×Psalms 119:24

are still1×Ecclesiastes 4:8

As for1×1 Samuel 12:23

as the others did1×Numbers 22:19

back1×Esther 5:12

Besides1×Genesis 20:12

but also1×Isaiah 21:12

But as for Me1×Ezekiel 9:10

but even1×Ezekiel 16:29

but he has1×Genesis 31:15

But I also1×Job 12:3

But I will also1×Genesis 21:13

By them indeed1×Psalms 19:11

could also1×Job 16:4

did the same1×2 Samuel 1:11

for1×Genesis 6:3

has also1×Genesis 22:20

has both1×Jeremiah 51:12

have You also1×1 Kings 17:20

He has also1×Ecclesiastes 3:11

He makes even1×Proverbs 16:7

He too1×Isaiah 31:2

However1×Ezekiel 20:23

I have1×Genesis 16:13

I will1×2 Kings 23:27

I will also1×Genesis 24:19

I will surely1×Ezekiel 16:43

in fact1×Exodus 34:3

in spite of1×Leviticus 26:44

Is not1×Job 41:9

It is surely1×Proverbs 17:26

joined1×1 Samuel 28:23

just as1×Jeremiah 51:49

may also1×Jeremiah 33:21

Must you also1×Numbers 16:13

myself1×Zechariah 8:21

Not only1×Malachi 3:15

Now you1×Genesis 30:15

once more1×Esther 7:2

or even1×Ecclesiastes 11:2

over1×Obadiah 1:13

Rather1×Ruth 2:16

should it also1×Zechariah 8:6

So [Gideon]1×Judges 8:9

So again1×Genesis 19:35

so also1×2 Kings 23:19

so we have more claim1×2 Samuel 19:43

than1×Isaiah 40:24

that both1×2 Samuel 16:23

that one1×Malachi 1:10

that one {also}1×Genesis 26:21

then I would also1×Jeremiah 33:26

they also must1×Exodus 21:35

they even1×Malachi 3:15

They have even1×Ezekiel 23:37

they too1×1 Samuel 22:17

together with1×Genesis 14:16

too [am]1×1 Kings 13:18

too will1×Numbers 27:13

very1×Exodus 33:17

whether1×Ecclesiastes 9:1

Whoever1×Proverbs 18:9

will1×Zephaniah 2:12

will be1×Ezekiel 39:16

will surely1×Genesis 46:4

with1×2 Chronicles 20:13

would also be1×Job 31:28

Would he actually1×Esther 7:8

yes, even1×1 Kings 14:14

You are also1×Genesis 32:20

you as well1×Lamentations 4:21

You may also1×Leviticus 25:45

You too1×Jeremiah 48:2

you were still1×Ezekiel 16:28

You will surely1×1 Kings 22:22

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 3:6גַּם־to. . .Conjunction Genesis 3:22גַּ֚םtoalsoConjunction Genesis 4:4גַם־to-Conjunction Genesis 4:22גַם־to. . .Conjunction Genesis 4:26גַּם־toalsoConjunction Genesis 6:3בְּשַׁגַּ֖םtoforPreposition-b, Pronoun - relative | Conjunction Genesis 6:4וְגַ֣םtoandConjunction Genesis 7:3גַּ֣םtoandConjunction Genesis 10:21גַּם־to. . .Conjunction Genesis 13:5וְגַם־toalsoConjunction

Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 3:6

Aligned rows769

Books represented37

Genesis94Exodus40Leviticus3Numbers19Deuteronomy21Joshua12Judges28Ruth91 Samuel622 Samuel431 Kings292 Kings171 Chronicles142 Chronicles33Ezra1Nehemiah17Esther8Job23Psalms35Proverbs23Ecclesiastes58Song Of Solomon2Isaiah31Jeremiah58Lamentations6Ezekiel29Daniel2Hosea12Joel7Amos3Obadiah2Micah1Nahum4Habakkuk1Zephaniah5Zechariah12Malachi5

Source forms

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

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

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

גַּ֣ם39xgamGenesis 7:3, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 29:30

וְגַם֙19xwə·ḡamGenesis 14:7, Genesis 30:6, Genesis 32:6, Exodus 18:23

גַּ֚ם18xgamGenesis 3:22, Genesis 32:19, Numbers 11:4, Deuteronomy 10:10

גַּ֤ם17xgamGenesis 24:19, Exodus 4:10, Deuteronomy 28:61, 1 Samuel 28:15

וְגַ֣ם17xwə·ḡamGenesis 6:4, Numbers 18:2, Joshua 7:11, Judges 2:3

Parsing patterns

Conjunction763xGenesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22

Pronoun - relative | Conjunction3xEcclesiastes 1:17, Ecclesiastes 2:15, Ecclesiastes 8:14

Article | Adjective - masculine plural1x1 Chronicles 12:40

Preposition-b, Pronoun - relative | Conjunction1xGenesis 6:3

Punctuation1x1 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?

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