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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. Judges 6:35גַּם־ · as well as
    Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.
  2. Judges 7:18גַּם־ · are also
    When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’”
  3. Judges 8:9גַּם־ · So [Gideon]
    So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
  4. Judges 8:22גַּם־ · and; גַּם־ · and; גַּ֣ם
    Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
  5. Judges 8:31גַם־ · also
    His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
  6. Judges 9:19גַּם־ · and
    …if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.
  7. Judges 9:49גַם־ · also; גַּ֣ם
    So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
  8. Judges 10:9גַּם־ · also
    The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
  9. Judges 11:17וְגַ֨ם · They also
    Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
  10. Judges 17:2וְגַם֙ · and
    …said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
  11. Judges 19:19וְגַם־ · both; גַּם־ · and; וְ֠גַם · and
    …even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”
  12. Judges 20:48גַּ֛ם · And they
    And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
  13. Ruth 1:5גַם־ · also
    …both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
  14. Ruth 1:12גַּ֣ם · and; וְגַ֖ם
    Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,
  15. Ruth 2:8וְגַ֛ם · and
    Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.
  16. Ruth 2:15גַּ֣ם · Even if
    When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.
  17. Ruth 2:16וְגַ֛ם · Rather
    Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”
  18. Ruth 2:21גַּ֣ם׀ · He also
    Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”
  19. Ruth 3:12וְגַ֛ם · but
    Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
  20. Ruth 4:10וְגַ֣ם · Moreover
    Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
  21. 1 Samuel 1:6גַּם־
    Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her.
  22. 1 Samuel 1:28וְגַ֣ם · now
    I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
  23. 1 Samuel 2:15גַּם֮ · Even
    Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
  24. 1 Samuel 2:26גַּ֚ם; וְגַ֖ם
    And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
  25. 1 Samuel 4:17וְגַ֛ם · and; וְגַם־
    The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
  26. 1 Samuel 8:8גַּם־
    Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
  27. 1 Samuel 8:20גַם־
    Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
  28. 1 Samuel 10:11הֲגַ֥ם · also
    When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  29. 1 Samuel 10:12הֲגַ֥ם · also
    Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  30. 1 Samuel 10:26וְגַ֨ם־ · also
    Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
  31. 1 Samuel 12:14גַּם־ · both; וְגַם־ · and
    If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
  32. 1 Samuel 12:16גַּם־ · therefore
    Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
  33. 1 Samuel 12:23גַּ֣ם · As for
    As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
  34. 1 Samuel 12:25גַּם־ · both; גַּֽם־ · and
    But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
  35. 1 Samuel 13:4וְגַם־ · and now
    And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  36. 1 Samuel 14:15גַּם־ · Indeed
    Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.
  37. 1 Samuel 14:21וְגַם־ · now
    And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps to join the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
  38. 1 Samuel 14:22גַם־ · also
    When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in close pursuit.
  39. 1 Samuel 15:29וְגַם֙ · Moreover
    Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
  40. 1 Samuel 16:8גַּם־ · one either
    Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”