1 Chronicles 12:3

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

הראש הָרֹאשׁ

the Head

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ראש

rôʼsh

Definition

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Root

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;

Exhaustive

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7218

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רֹאשׁ

noun • Strongs / High • Page 1330

Poppy (reference to DEUT. 32, 32).

רֹאשׁ

noun / masculine • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1311

1. Prop. skull; hence head, of men or animals. 2. Metaphor of things: the point, summit, capital, scepter, the highest. Fig. principal, highest (as of oil or feelings), a prince, king, principal person. The sum, total, multitude. The foremost, first, beginning.

רֹאשׁ

noun masculine • Root ראש • Strongs / High • Page 1312

1. Source of a river; beginning, commencement (of time). 2. Poison (רוֹשׁ), poisonous berries/water; fig. viciousness.

רֹאשׁ

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1312

n. p. of a people (Rosh) belonging to the Scythian king Gog, dwelling in the high north (identified by some classical writers with Russians/Roxolani).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָאשׁ

adjective • Page 602

poor. See רוּשׁ.

רֹאשׁ

noun masculine • Root ראש ראש • Page 603

1. a head. —נָתַן בְּרֹאשׁ to let come on the head of any one, Ezek. 9: 10, 11: 21. בְּרֵאשֵׁינוּ with the danger of our heads, 1 Chr. 12: 19. 2. the first or highest in its kind. Hence (1.) a head, chief, leader (1 Sam. 15: 17, Ex. 6: 14, 25). (2.) a chief city, metropolis (Josh. 11: 10). (3.) the highest place, first rank—כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ the high-priest (2 Chr. 19: 11). (4.) the top or highest part, as of a mountain (Gen. 8: 5), of a tower (Gen. 11: 4). Metaphorically רֹאשׁ שִׂמְחָה the highest joy (Ps. 137: 6). 3. the first; e. g. רֹאשׁ הַחֳדָשִׁים the first month (Ex. 12: 2). 4. the sum, the whole number (Lev. 5: 24, Ps. 119: 160). 5. a company, multitude, host (Judg. 7: 16, 1 Sam. 11: 11).

רֹאשׁ

prop. er name • Page 603

Proper name of a Scythian people, mentioned in connexion with Meshech and Tubal, in the northern parts of Asia Minor (Ezek. 38: 2, 3. 39: 1). The Byzantine writers speak of a rude and savage people about the northern Taurus, called Pōs, (Russians?).

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: κεφαλὴν κεφαλῆσ ἄρχοντεσ κεφαλήν κεφαλὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7218a:

κεφαλὴν 123× (18.7%)

κεφαλῆσ 55× (8.5%)

ἄρχοντεσ 50× (8.4%)

κεφαλήν 34× (5.2%)

κεφαλὰσ 29× (4.4%)

ἄρχων 21× (3.4%)

κεφαλὴ 19× (2.8%)

ἀρχῆσ 15× (2.3%)

κορυφῆσ 14× (2.0%)

κορυφὴν 13× (2.0%)

אחיעזר אֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחיעזר

ʼĂchîyʻezer

Definition

Achiezer, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H251 (אח) and H5828 (עזר); brother of help;

Exhaustive

from אח and עזר; brother of help; Achiezer, the name of two Israelites; Ahiezer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H295

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Fürst Lexicon

אֲחִיעֶזֶר

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 101

('Ach is help) proper name, masculine.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0295:

No stats available

ויואש וְיוֹאָ֗שׁ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יואש

Yôwʼâsh

Definition

Joash, the name of six Israelites

Root

or יאש; (2 Chronicles 24:1), a form of H3060 (יהואש);

Exhaustive

or יאש; (2 Chronicles 24:1), a form of יהואש; Joash, the name of six Israelites; Joash.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3101

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יוֹאָשׁ

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 594

A proper name, masculine.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יוֹאָשׁ

proper name • Root יהואש • Page 276

i. q. יְהוֹאָשׁ q. v.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωασ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3101:

ιωασ 45× (95.6%)

--- 2× (4.4%)

בני בְּנֵי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

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בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

השמעה הַשְּׁמָעָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שמעה

Shᵉmâʻâh

Definition

Shemaah, an Israelite

Root

for H8093 (שמעה);

Exhaustive

for שמעה; Shemaah, an Israelite; Shemaah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8094

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שְׁמַע

verb (aramaic) • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1451

To hear, to obey, to sing (Arab. stem سمع), hence a female singer, music (Aram.).

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שְׁמַע

noun proper masculine • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1452

High-lying place; name of a locality in Judah, coupled with חֲצֹר and קְרִיּוֹת. Patronymic plural is also derived.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שֵׁמַע

noun m. • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1451

Masculine fame, rumour.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שֵׁמָע

noun feminine • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1444

Fame, renown (derived from the infin. Kal of שׁוּם II. = שָׁאַף to pant after).

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שָׁמַע

verb • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 755

to listen to, hearken

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שָׁמַע

verb qal • Root שמע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1450

I. To give ear to, to hear, attend; generally with an accusative of the thing or person; to be an ear-witness; to hear with pleasure; to hear of God; to obey.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

שְׁמָע

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1443

Contracted from שְׁמָעָא; denoting proper names (e.g., שְׁמָעָה, שְׁמֵעָא); fame, renown.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Particle definite article, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8094:

No stats available

הגבעתי הַגִּבְעָתִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גבעה

Gibʻâh

Definition

Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine

Root

the same as H1389 (גבעה);

Exhaustive

the same as גבעה; Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine; Gibeah, the hill.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1390

גבעתי

Gibʻâthîy

Definition

a Gibathite, or inhabitant of Gibath

Root

patrial from H1390 (גבעה);

Exhaustive

patrial from גבעה; a Gibathite, or inhabitant of Gibath; Gibeathite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1395

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גִּבְעָה

proper noun • Root גבע • Strongs / High • Page 300

(hill) A proper name of a city in Benjamin. It is probably identical with Geba in Judah.

Fürst

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גִּבְעָתִי

gentile • Root גבע • Consonantal / Low • Page 299

A Gentile noun from Gibeah (a Gibeathite).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: γαβαα pεἰσ βουνοῦ βουνὸν γαβαων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1390:

γαβαα 25× (49.2%)

pεἰσ 4× (9.3%)

βουνοῦ 3× (5.9%)

βουνὸν 3× (4.9%)

γαβαων 2× (4.3%)

γαβεε 2× (3.9%)

βουνῷ 2× (3.2%)

H1395:

No stats available

ויזואל וִיזוּאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יזואל

Yᵉzavʼêl

Definition

Jezavel, an Israelite

Root

from an unused root (meaning to sprinkle) and H410 (אל); sprinkled of God;

Exhaustive

from an unused root (meaning to sprinkle) and אל; sprinkled of God; Jezavel, an Israelite; Jeziel (from the margin).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3149

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3149:

No stats available

ופלט וָפֶלֶט

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

פלט

Peleṭ

Definition

Pelet, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H6403 (פלט); escape;

Exhaustive

from פלט; escape; Pelet, the name of two Israelites; Pelet. See also בית פלט.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6404

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פָלַט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Low • Page 1171

Intransitive. Properly, same as מָלַט to glide away, to slip away, to go away in haste, hence to flee, to get off, to escape.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

פָּלֵט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Low • Page 1171

(Proper infinitive Pih.) m. deliverance, freedom.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

פֶּלֶט

noun masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Low • Page 1171

m. A fugitive, one fleeing.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

פֶּלֶט

noun proper masculine • Root פלט • Consonantal / Low • Page 1171

1. Proper name masculine (deliverance, freedom, refuge). 2. Proper name of a city in the south of Judah (Beth-Palet).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

פִּלֵּט

verb • Root פלט • Consonantal / Low • Page 1171

Pih. To let escape, to let disappear, i.e., to free, to deliver, to rescue. Figuratively, to bring forth easily (of a miscarriage).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6404:

No stats available

בני בְּנֵי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

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בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

עזמות עַזְמָוֶת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עזמות

ʻAzmâveth

Definition

Azmaveth, the name of three Israelites and of a place in Palestine

Root

from H5794 (עז) and H4194 (מות); strong one of death;

Exhaustive

from עז and מות; strong one of death; Azmaveth, the name of three Israelites and of a place in Palestine; Azmaveth. See also בית עזמות.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5820

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עַזְמָוֶת

noun proper • Root עזז • Strongs / High • Page 1075

Proper name: 1. A hero of David's; 2. A chancellor; 3. A city in Benjamin.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ασμωθ αζμωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5820:

ασμωθ 4× (50.0%)

αζμωθ 2× (27.0%)

וברכה וּבְרָכָ֕ה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ברכה

Bᵉrâkâh

Definition

Berakah, the name of an Israelite, and also of a valley in Palestine

Root

the same as H1293 (ברכה);

Exhaustive

the same as ברכה; Berakah, the name of an Israelite, and also of a valley in Palestine; Berachah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1294

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בִּרְכָּה

noun feminine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 280

Knee (equivalent to Hebrew בֶּרֶךְ)

Matched via consonantal key only

בְּרֵכָה

noun feminine • Root ברך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 281

A pond, for watering gardens; a spring or pool. Includes references to the pools of Gihon and Hebron.

Matched via consonantal key only

בְּרָכָה

adjective • Consonantal / Medium • Page 280

Blessing-dispensing, liberal

Matched via consonantal key only

בְּרָכָה

noun feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 280

Blessing, benediction, salvation; the consequence of blessing (prosperity, favor of God)

Matched via consonantal key only

בְּרָכָה

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 281

(El is blessing) n. p. m. 1 Chr. 12, 3. Also proper name of a valley in the neighbourhood of Tekoa.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּרֵכָה

f. dec. x. • Page 117

Pond, pool. 2 Sam. 2:13, Ecc. 2:6, Cant. 7:4. Arab. بِرْكَة idem, properly a reservoir of water at which camels kneel to drink.

בְּרָכָה

noun feminine • Root ברך • Page 117

1. A blessing, benediction (Gen. 27:12). 2. A blessing from God (Gen. 49:25). 3. An object of blessing, one blessed (Ps. 21:7, Gen. 12:2). 4. A gift, present, primarily given on occasions of greeting or farewell (Gen. 33:11, 1 Sam. 25:27). 5. Probably peace (2 K. 18:31, Is. 36:16).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: εὐλογίασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1294:

εὐλογίασ 2× (70.2%)

ויהוא וְיֵהוּא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יהוא

Yêhûwʼ

Definition

Jehu, the name of five Israelites

Root

from H3068 (יהוה) and H1931 (הוא); Jehovah (is) He;

Exhaustive

from יהוה and הוא; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites; Jehu.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3058

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהוּא

noun proper masculine • Root יהו הוא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 588

A proper name, contracted from יָהוּ (Jah) and הוּא (is), meaning 'Jah is God'.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוֹא

noun masculine • Page 274

Possibly equivalent to יְהוּא ('he shall be'). Ref: Ecc. 11:3.

יְהוּא

m. proper name • Page 274

1. King of Israel who destroyed Ahab's family (2 K. 9:11). 2. An Israelitish prophet in the time of Baasha (1 K. 16:1, 2 Chr. 19:2).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιου ιηου

LXX Usage Statistics

H3058:

ιου 52× (90.8%)

ιηου 2× (3.1%)

הענתתי הָעֲנְּתֹתִי׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ענתות

ʻĂnâthôwth

Definition

Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal

Root

plural of H6067 (ענת);

Exhaustive

plural of ענת; Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal; Anathoth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6068

ענתתי

ʻAnthôthîy

Definition

a Antothite or inhabitant of Anathoth

Root

or ענתותי; patrial from H6068 (ענתות);

Exhaustive

or ענתותי; patrial from ענתות; a Antothite or inhabitant of Anathoth; of Anathoth, Anethothite, Anetothite, Antothite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6069

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲנָתוֹת

noun proper • Root ענה • Strongs / High • Page 1116

n. p. of a Benjamite race (Anathoth) or a priestly city in Benjamin (Anathoth). Proper plural of עַנָּה.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַנְתֹתִי

noun proper masculine • Root ענות • Strongs / High • Page 1116

n. p. m. (hearings of Jah). Gentile masculine derived from 'Annôth.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: αναθωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6068:

αναθωθ 12× (59.8%)

αναθωθ 2× (7.7%)

H6069:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The head, Ahiezer and Joash, sons of Shimeah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth and Berachah; and Jehu the Anathothite,

LITV Translation:
The head was Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anethothite;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
the chief was Ahiezer, and Joash son of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu of Anathoth,