Gam (גם) means as well as in Hebrew.
It can also mean also, nor, neither, and even. It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
as well as, also, nor, neither
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נוסף על כך, עוד.
וַתֵּרֶא הָאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל [...]; וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל, וַתִּתֵּן גַּם לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַל.
- 2לשון המקראמילת מסקנה: אַז, אֲזַי.
וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶת זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ: אֲשֶׁר אִם יוּכַל אִישׁ לִמְנוֹת אֶת עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ- גַּם זַרְעֲךָ יִמָּנֶה
- 3מילת ניגוד
גַּם כִּי אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת, לֹא אִירָא רָע – כִּי אַתָּה עִמָּדִי...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gam is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּם
- Written without vowel points
- גם
- Said
- gam
- Root
- ג־מ־מ
- Gematria
- 43
This is how Gam is said in other languages.
- English
- as well as, also, nor, neither, even
- Arabic
- أيضا, إذا, حتى
- Spanish
- tambien, tampoco, hasta
These words mean nearly the same as Gam.
- אף
- אפילו
- נוסף
- עוד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gam.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gam.
The word Gam is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הגם אתה בני
- הרצחת וגם ירשת
- גם וגם
- גם זו לטובה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gam comes from the root ג־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Gam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gam.
What does Gam (גם) mean in Hebrew?
Gam (גם) means as well as, also, and nor. It is said gam, with the stress on gam.
What is a synonym for Gam (גם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gam (גם) are אף, אפילו, נוסף, and עוד.
What is the opposite of Gam (גם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gam (גם) are רק, אך, בלבד, and בלתי.
What rhymes with Gam (גם)?
Words that rhyme with Gam (גם) include אדם, דם, ים, עם, סם, and עולם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.