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Strong's #1571: gam (pronounced gam)

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.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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gam

1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)

1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)

1c) even (for stress)

1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)

1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)

1f) but, yet, though (adversative)

1g) even, yea, yea though (with ' when' in hypothetical case)

2) (TWOT) again, alike

Part of Speech: adverb

Relation: by contraction from an unused root



Usage:

This word is used 761 times:

1 Samuel 18:5: "and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight servants."
1 Samuel 19:20: "the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied."
1 Samuel 19:21: "messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again"
1 Samuel 19:21: "the third time, and they prophesied also."
1 Samuel 19:22: "Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well"
1 Samuel 19:23: "was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until"
1 Samuel 19:24: "And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner,"
1 Samuel 19:24: "and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that"
1 Samuel 19:24: "Wherefore they say, also among the prophets?"
1 Samuel 20:27: "the son of Jesse meat, neither yesterday, nor today?"
1 Samuel 20:27: "meat, neither yesterday, nor today?"
1 Samuel 21:8: "or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor"
1 Samuel 21:8: "I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons me, because"
1 Samuel 22:17: "of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew"
1 Samuel 23:17: "shall be next also Saul my father knoweth."
1 Samuel 24:11: "Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand:"
1 Samuel 25:13: "his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up"
1 Samuel 25:16: "They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all"
1 Samuel 25:16: "unto us both by night and day, all the while we were"
1 Samuel 25:43: "Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives."
1 Samuel 26:25: "be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail."
1 Samuel 26:25: "David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David"
1 Samuel 28:6: "the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor"
1 Samuel 28:6: "him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets."
1 Samuel 28:6: "by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets."
1 Samuel 28:15: "from me, and answereth more, neither by prophets,"
1 Samuel 28:15: "more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called"
1 Samuel 28:19: " Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines:"
1 Samuel 28:19: "and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host"
1 Samuel 28:20: "and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no"
1 Samuel 28:22: "therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel"
1 Samuel 28:23: "I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice."
1 Samuel 31:5: "Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died"
1 Samuel 31:6: "and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same"
2 Samuel 1:4: "and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan"
2 Samuel 1:4: "and Jonathan his son are dead also."
2 Samuel 1:11: "took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with"
2 Samuel 2:2: "thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's"
2 Samuel 2:6: "and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because"
2 Samuel 2:7: "for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed"
2 Samuel 3:17: "Ye sought for David in times past"
2 Samuel 3:17: "Ye sought for David in times past to be king"
2 Samuel 3:19: "And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also"
2 Samuel 3:19: "of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron"
2 Samuel 4:2: "of the children (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:"
2 Samuel 5:2: " Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou"
2 Samuel 7:19: "O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come."
2 Samuel 8:11: " Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold"
2 Samuel 11:12: "Tarry here today also, and tomorrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode"
2 Samuel 11:17: "of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also."









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