גַּם

gam

Hebrew H1571 Conjunction 769 occurrences in 661 verses
גַּם also

1. also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

a. also, moreover (giving emphasis)

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

c. even (for stress)

d. indeed, yea (introducing climax)

e. also (of correspondence or retribution)

f. but, yet, though (adversative)

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

2. (TWOT) again, alike

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 661 verses

  1. Proverbs 22:6 גַּ֥ם

    Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

  2. My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

  3. Proverbs 24:23 גַּם־

    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

  4. Proverbs 25:1 גַּם־

    These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

  5. Proverbs 26:4 גַם־

    Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

  6. Proverbs 28:9 גַּֽם־

    Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.

  7. Ecclesiastes 1:11 וְגַ֨ם

    There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.

  8. Ecclesiastes 1:17 שֶׁגַּם־

    So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

  9. I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.

  10. Ecclesiastes 2:7 גַּ֣ם

    I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,

  11. Ecclesiastes 2:8 גַּם־

    and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.

  12. The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

  13. Ecclesiastes 2:15 גַּם־שֶׁגַּם־

    So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.

  14. And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

  15. When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

  16. Ecclesiastes 2:23 גַּם־גַּם־

    Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

  17. Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

  18. To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

  19. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

  20. Ecclesiastes 3:13 וְגַ֤ם

    and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.

  21. Ecclesiastes 4:4 גַּם־

    I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

  22. Ecclesiastes 4:8 גַּ֣םגַּם־גַּם־

    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.

  23. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?

  24. For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

  25. Ecclesiastes 4:16 גַּ֥םגַם־

    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.

  26. He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

  27. Ecclesiastes 5:16 וְגַם־

    This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

  28. Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

  29. 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.

  30. Ecclesiastes 6:3 וְגַם־

    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.

  31. Ecclesiastes 6:5 גַּם־

    The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,

  32. Ecclesiastes 6:7 וְגַם־

    All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

  33. Ecclesiastes 6:9 גַּם־

    Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

  34. Ecclesiastes 7:6 וְגַם־

    For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

  35. 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.

  36. Ecclesiastes 7:18 וְגַם־

    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.

  37. Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

  38. Ecclesiastes 7:22 גַּם־גַּם־

    For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. Ecclesiastes 8:14 שֶׁגַּם־

    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.

  42. 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—

  43. Ecclesiastes 8:17 וְגַ֨ם

    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.

  44. Ecclesiastes 9:1 גַּֽם־גַם־

    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.

  45. Ecclesiastes 9:3 וְגַ֣ם

    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.

  46. Ecclesiastes 9:6 גַּ֣םגַּם־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.

  47. Ecclesiastes 9:11 וְ֠גַםוְגַ֨םוְגַ֛ם

    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.

  48. 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.

  49. I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

  50. Ecclesiastes 10:3 וְגַם־

    Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

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