1 Chronicles 2:27

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויהיו וַיִּהְיוּ

and they are becoming

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

בני בְנֵי־

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

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%)

רם רָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רם

Râm

Definition

Ram, the name of an Arabian and of an Israelite

Root

active participle of H7311 (רום); high;

Exhaustive

active participle of רום; high; Ram, the name of an Arabian and of an Israelite; Ram. See also בית הרם.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7410

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָם

noun / epithet • Root רמם • Strongs / High • Page 1340

Identical with רָם Job 32, 2, abridged from רָאמ; also an epithet of God found in many proper names (like אֲבִירָם, אַבְרָם, יְהוֹרָם).

רָם

noun • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 651

(constr. יְרָם) masculine, and יְרָמָה feminine. See יְרָמַי, יְרֵמוֹת.

רָם

adjective / substantive • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 1327

High, exalted, tall, proud.

רָם

adjective • Strongs / High • Page 1339

I. raised, high, prominent, loud (of voice), proud (of looks), as a threatening gesture or sign of presumption.

רָם

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1339

II. Proper name of an Aramaean family.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֵם

noun • Root ראם • Page 620

a buffalo, see רְאֵם.

רָם

adjective / particle • Root רום • Page 612

High, exalted, lifted up; great of stature; mighty; loud (spoken of voice); proud; difficult to be comprehended. (Includes feminine form רָמָה).

רָם

adjective • Root רום • Page 620

high, see רוּם.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ραμ αρραν αραμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7410:

ραμ 4× (54.8%)

αρραν 2× (25.2%)

αραμ 2× (20.0%)

בכור בְּכוֹר

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בכור

bᵉkôwr

Definition

firstborn; hence, chief

Root

from H1069 (בכר);

Exhaustive

from בכר; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1060

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּכוֹר

noun masculine • Root בכר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 243

prop. abstract, the being matured; concrete first birth i.e. the first born, particularly the male, but in Scripture only with reference to the first begotten of the father.

Matched via consonantal key only

בִּכּוּר

noun masculine • Root בכר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 243

1. firstlings (of fruits, grain) which were offered in the temple. 2. Same as בַּכּוּרָה the early fig, which ripens at the beginning of summer.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּכוֹר

noun masculine • Root בכר • Page 98

1. first-born, spoken of men and cattle (Ex. 11:5, 12:29). 2. figuratively, 'the first-born of the poor' (Is. 14:30), meaning the very poor; 'death's first-born' (Job 18:13), meaning a most awful death.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πρωτότοκον πρωτότοκοσ πρωτοτόκου πρωτότοκα πρωτοτόκῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1060:

πρωτότοκον 32× (27.6%)

πρωτότοκοσ 28× (22.8%)

πρωτοτόκου 18× (15.4%)

πρωτότοκα 13× (9.7%)

πρωτοτόκῳ 8× (6.2%)

πρωτοτόκων 8× (5.9%)

πρωτότοκόσ 4× (3.4%)

'' 2× (1.5%)

ירחמאל יְרַחְמְאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ירחמאל

Yᵉrachmᵉʼêl

Definition

Jerachmeel, the name of three Israelites

Root

from H7355 (רחם) and H410 (אל); God will compassionate;

Exhaustive

from רחם and אל; God will compassionate; Jerachmeel, the name of three Israelites; Jerahmeel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3396

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְרַחְמְאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root רחם • Strongs / High • Page 649

El is pitier. A masculine proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιερεμεηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3396:

ιερεμεηλ 6× (60.6%)

מעץ מַעַץ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מעץ

Maʻats

Definition

Maats, an Israelite

Root

from H6095 (עצה); closure;

Exhaustive

from עצה; closure; Maats, an Israelite; Maaz.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4619

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵץ

noun masculine • Root עצה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1118

A stick, so called from its stiffness and firmness; a stake, palus, for fastening criminals; a block, a log, as an idol; wood, as a material.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֵץ

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1119

The stuff a thing is made of. Metaphor. a tree, with the adjectives (thick, strong, green). Also sticks of wood.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H4619:

No stats available

וימין וְיָמין

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

ימין

Yâmîyn

Definition

Jamin, the name of three Israelites

Root

the same as H3225 (ימין);

Exhaustive

the same as ימין; Jamin, the name of three Israelites; Jamin. See also בנימין.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3226

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָמִין

noun feminine • Root ימן • Strongs / High • Page 615

1. a light, clear region, the day-side, i. e. the south. 2. the right, the right hand. 3. prosperity, good fortune, the right side being a symbol of good fortune.

יָמִין

noun / masculine • Root ימן • Strongs / High • Page 616

Right, right hand, the right side; prosperity; an oath. Also used as a proper name and the name of a district in Edom.

יָמִין

noun masculine • Root ימן • Strongs / High • Page 617

(not used) same as יָמָן in the sense of 'to be on the right' or 'southerly'.

יָמִין

substantive • Root ימן • Strongs / High • Page 617

The right hand.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָמִין

substantive • Page 285

1. The right side (Gen. 24:49, Num. 20:17). 2. The right hand (Lam. 2:4, Prov. 27:16). 3. The south side, the south (1 Sam. 23:19, Job 23:9). 4. Prosperity (Gen. 35:18).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιαμιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3226:

ιαμιν 5× (62.5%)

ועקר וָעֵקֶר׃

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

עקר

ʻÊqer

Definition

Eker, an Israelite

Root

the same as H6133 (עקר);

Exhaustive

the same as עקר; Eker, an Israelite; Eker.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6134

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲקַר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עקר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1126

Aram. masc. that which binds together, the bond of his roots, i. e. their stock.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עִקֵּר

verb • Root עקר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1126

To pluck up the roots, to root up, fully; 1. to cut the foot-sinews of animals; hence to lame, to hough. 2. to destroy (chariots).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עִקַּר

verb (aramaic) • Root עקר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1126

Aram. denom. to root up; hence to destroy.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָקַר

aram. (aramaic) • Root עקר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1125

(unused) Aram. the same; deriv. עָקָר (out of Pael) and denom. עָקַר.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָקַר

verb / noun proper masculine • Root עקר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1126

2. (unused) the foot-sinews of animals; deriv. Pih. denom. 3. (naturalisation) n. p. m.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָקָר

masc. prop. • Root עקר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1125

masc. prop. root, root-windings; hence metaphor. 1. rooting in, naturalizing (in a land)... one implanted from a foreign family.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָקָר

adjective • Root עקר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1126

Properly injured in the roots, i. e. in the testicles or uterus; hence barren.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵקֶר

noun masculine • Page 523

a stem, trunk, truncus; metaphorically a stock, family. Lev. 25: 47.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6134:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel, will be Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

LITV Translation:
And the sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerahmeel: Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.