Quick Definition
also
Strong's Definition
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
Derivation: by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather;
KJV Usage: 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.
TWOT Reference: 361a
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גַּם
gam
BDB Definition:
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
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: by contraction from an unused root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 361a
Total KJV Occurrences: 703
Bible Occurrences (659)
3:6
3:22
4:4
4:22
4:26
6:3
6:4
7:3
10:21
13:5
13:16
14:7
14:16
15:14
16:13
17:16
19:21
19:34
19:35
19:38
20:4
20:5
20:6
20:12
21:13
21:26
22:20
22:24
24:14
24:19
24:25
24:44
24:46
26:21
27:31
27:33
27:34
27:38
27:45
29:27
29:30
29:33
30:3
30:6
30:8
30:15
30:30
31:15
32:6
32:18
32:19
32:20
33:7
35:17
37:7
38:10
38:11
38:22
38:24
40:15
42:22
42:28
43:8
44:9
44:10
44:16
44:29
46:4
46:34
47:3
47:19
48:11
48:19
50:9
50:18
50:23
