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גַּם

gamalsoHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentConjunction769 occurrences37 books661 verses

Definition

by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גַּם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

769 total
  1. Ecclesiastes 4:8גַּם־ · too
    There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
  2. Ecclesiastes 4:11גַּ֛ם · Again
    Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
  3. Ecclesiastes 4:14גַּ֥ם
    For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.
  4. Ecclesiastes 4:16גַּ֥ם · Yet; גַם־
    There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  5. Ecclesiastes 5:10גַּם־ · too
    He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
  6. Ecclesiastes 5:16וְגַם־ · too
    This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
  7. Ecclesiastes 5:17גַּ֥ם · Moreover
    Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
  8. Ecclesiastes 5:19גַּ֣ם · Furthermore
    Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
  9. Ecclesiastes 6:3וְגַם־ · even
    A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
  10. Ecclesiastes 6:5גַּם־ · though
    The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
  11. Ecclesiastes 6:7וְגַם־ · yet
    All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
  12. Ecclesiastes 6:9גַּם־ · too
    Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  13. Ecclesiastes 7:6וְגַם־ · too
    For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
  14. Ecclesiastes 7:14גַּ֣ם
    In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
  15. Ecclesiastes 7:18וְגַם־ · and
    It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
  16. Ecclesiastes 7:21גַּ֤ם
    Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
  17. Ecclesiastes 7:22גַּם־; גַּם־
    For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
  18. Ecclesiastes 8:10גַּם־ · too
    Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
  19. Ecclesiastes 8:12גַּם־ · also
    Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
  20. Ecclesiastes 8:14שֶׁגַּם־ · too
    There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
  21. Ecclesiastes 8:16גַ֤ם
    When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
  22. Ecclesiastes 8:17וְגַ֨ם · even
    I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
  23. Ecclesiastes 9:1גַּֽם־ · whether; גַם־ · or
    So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
  24. Ecclesiastes 9:3וְגַ֣ם · Furthermore
    This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
  25. Ecclesiastes 9:6גַּ֣ם · and; גַּם־; גַּם־
    Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.
  26. Ecclesiastes 9:11וְ֠גַם; וְגַ֨ם · nor; וְגַ֛ם · nor
    I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
  27. Ecclesiastes 9:12גַּם֩ · surely
    For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
  28. Ecclesiastes 9:13גַּם־
    I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
  29. Ecclesiastes 10:3וְגַם־ · Even
    Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
  30. Ecclesiastes 10:20גַּ֣ם · even
    Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
  31. Ecclesiastes 11:2וְגַ֣ם · or even
    Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
  32. Ecclesiastes 12:5גַּ֣ם · [when]
    …when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
  33. Song of Solomon 7:13גַּם־ · as
    The mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.
  34. Song of Solomon 8:1גַּ֖ם · and
    O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
  35. Isaiah 1:15גַּ֛ם · even
    When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
  36. Isaiah 5:2וְגַם־ · and
    He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
  37. Isaiah 7:13גַּ֥ם · as well
    Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?
  38. Isaiah 7:20וְגַ֥ם · as well
    On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
  39. Isaiah 13:3גַּ֣ם · I have even
    I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.
  40. Isaiah 14:8גַּם־ · Even
    Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
  41. Isaiah 14:10גַּם־ · too
    They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
  42. Isaiah 21:12וְגַם־ · but also
    The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”
  43. Isaiah 23:12גַּם־ · even
    He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”