1 Chronicles 2:32

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובני וּבְנֵי

and sons

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

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.

Conjunction, 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%)

ידע יָדָע

has perceived

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ידע

Yâdâʻ

Definition

Jada, an Israelite

Root

from H3045 (ידע); knowing;

Exhaustive

from ידע; knowing; Jada, an Israelite; Jada.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3047

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יָדָע

proper name • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

A proper name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιαδαε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3047:

ιαδαε 2× (100.0%)

אחי אֲחִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אח

ʼâch

Definition

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H251

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אָח

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 93

Brother; a word of relationship used in various ways: 1. friend, companion. 2. kinsman, fellow-countryman, person of same family or race. 3. ally, confederate. 4. neighbour, fellow man. 5. Used in phrases expressing 'the one... the other' (any one, other).

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 94

Brother; 'fellow' or 'other' in poetical and figurative discourse, applied to persons, animals, and inanimate things. Used frequently in compound proper names, often as an epithet of deity (friend/protector). Usage in Ez. 18:10 is discussed as a possible textual variant for 'one' or 'man'.

אָח

noun feminine • Root אחה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Properly fire, then chafing-dish; heats winter chambers.

אָח

noun masculine • Root אחו • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

Meadow; to bear fruit between meadows.

אָח

interjection • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

An exclamation of grief: ah! alas! woe!

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָח

m. prim. irreg. • Page 37

1. brother; freq. 2. cousin, kinsman of any degree. 3. one belonging to the same tribe. 4. fellow countryman. 5. confederated, bound together by a league. 6. friend, companion. 7. neighbour, fellowman. 8. applied metaphorically to persons and things which have resemblance.

אָח

interj. of lament. • Page 37

Ah! alas! construed with the dative.

אָח

noun feminine • Page 37

firepan, such as is employed in the east for warming chambers. (comp. Arab. ardeo)

אָח

chald. n.m. • Page 37

brother, as in Hebrew.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0251:

No stats available

שמי שַׁמַּי

my name

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמי

Shammay

Definition

Shammai, the name of three Israelites

Root

from H8073 (שמלי); destructive;

Exhaustive

from שמלי; destructive; Shammai, the name of three Israelites; Shammai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8060

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הִשְׂמִיחַ

hif. verb • Root שמח • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1445

Hifil form: Same as the Piel, meaning to gladden.

הִשְׁמִיט

hif. • Root שמט • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1446

to release the hand from a debtor, and consequently to remit the debt.

שְׁמַיָּא

aram. m. pl. (aramaic) • Root שמא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1446

Heaven (Aramaic, derived from שְׁמָא II); only definite plural, referring to the heavenly inhabitants.

שְׁמִידָע

proper name • Root ידע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 583

A proper name.

שְׁמִינִי

adjective • Root שמנה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1447

The eighth.

שְׁמִיעַ

unknown • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1447

Equivalent to שְׁמִיעוּת (which see).

שְׁמִיר

noun proper masculine • Root שמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1445

Approved (proper masculine name), found in 1 Chr. 24, 24 K'tib.

שָׁמִיר

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1447

1. A thorn, thistle, or thorn-bush; fig. a useless army. 2. A prick, a nail, especially a diamond-point for engraving.

שָׁמִיר

noun proper • Root שמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1447

3. (thorn-hedge, thorn-bush) Name proper (N.P.) of a city in Judah. 4. (an approved one) Name proper masculine (N.P.M.).

שְׁמִירָמוֹת

noun proper masculine • Root שמר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1447

Name proper masculine (N.P.M.), possibly related to Semiramis.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαμαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8060:

σαμαι 3× (51.4%)

יתר יֶתֶר

the remainder

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יתר

Yether

Definition

Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite

Root

the same as H3499 (יתר);

Exhaustive

the same as יתר; Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite; Jether, Jethro. Compare יתרו.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3500

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יֶתֶר

proper name • Root יתר • Strongs / High • Page 665

The proper names יֶתֶר, יִתְרָה, יִתְרוֹן, מוֹתָר, יִתְרָא, יִתְרִי, יִתְרָעָם, and אֲבִיָתָר. The organic root of the stem is יָתַר.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יֶתֶר

noun masculine • Root יתר • Page 305

1. the rest, the remainder (Judg. 7:6). 2. abundance, superfluity (Ps. 31:24, Job 4:21). 3. excellence, dignity (Prov. 17:7, Gen. 49:3).

יֶתֶר

noun masculine • Page 305

A cord, string of a bow, bridle (Judg. 16:7, Ps. 11:2, Job 30:11).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιεθερ ιοθορ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3500:

ιεθερ 7× (69.2%)

ιοθορ 2× (21.6%)

ויונתן וְיוֹנָתָן

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

יונתן

Yôwnâthân

Definition

Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites

Root

a form of H3083 (יהונתן);

Exhaustive

a form of יהונתן; Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites; Jonathan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3129

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יוֹנָתָן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 598

A proper name, for which also occurs יְהוֹנָתָן.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωναθαν σήμερον

LXX Usage Statistics

H3129:

ιωναθαν 39× (95.3%)

σήμερον 2× (4.7%)

וימת וַיָּמָת

and he is dying

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

מות

mûwth

Definition

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4191

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מוּת

verb • Root מות • Strongs / High • Page 829

(Qal) To be stretched, extended, or stiffen, as the limbs of an expiring body; hence to die, of men or animals. Metaphorically, to decay, be waste, be destroyed, or disappear.

מוּת

verb • Root מות • Strongs / High • Page 830

A verb root meaning to die, to expire. The lexicon provides extensive etymological background, connecting it to Arabic, Greek, Sanskrit, and other languages.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מוּת

verb • Page 365

1. to die (1 Sam. 25: 37; Gen. 45: 27). 2. to perish, be destroyed; spoken of a state (Am. 2: 2), or to become wretched (Prov. 15: 10). Pil. and Hiph. to kill, slay (1 Sam. 14: 13). Hoph. to be killed (Deut. 21: 22).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπέθανεν θανάτῳ ἀποθανεῖται ἀποθάνῃ ἀποθανοῦνται

LXX Usage Statistics

H4191:

ἀπέθανεν 120× (13.8%)

θανάτῳ 54× (6.7%)

ἀποθανεῖται 48× (6.0%)

ἀποθάνῃ 35× (4.2%)

ἀποθανοῦνται 23× (2.9%)

θανατῶσαι 22× (2.6%)

τέθνηκεν 21× (2.6%)

ἐθανάτωσεν 20× (2.3%)

ἀποθανῇ 18× (2.3%)

ἐτελεύτησεν 15× (1.7%)

יתר יֶתֶר

the remainder

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יתר

Yether

Definition

Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite

Root

the same as H3499 (יתר);

Exhaustive

the same as יתר; Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite; Jether, Jethro. Compare יתרו.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3500

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יֶתֶר

proper name • Root יתר • Strongs / High • Page 665

The proper names יֶתֶר, יִתְרָה, יִתְרוֹן, מוֹתָר, יִתְרָא, יִתְרִי, יִתְרָעָם, and אֲבִיָתָר. The organic root of the stem is יָתַר.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יֶתֶר

noun masculine • Root יתר • Page 305

1. the rest, the remainder (Judg. 7:6). 2. abundance, superfluity (Ps. 31:24, Job 4:21). 3. excellence, dignity (Prov. 17:7, Gen. 49:3).

יֶתֶר

noun masculine • Page 305

A cord, string of a bow, bridle (Judg. 16:7, Ps. 11:2, Job 30:11).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιεθερ ιοθορ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3500:

ιεθερ 7× (69.2%)

ιοθορ 2× (21.6%)

לא לֹא

not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

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לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

בניםס בָנִים׃ס

None

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 absolute

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%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan: and Jether will die without sons.

LITV Translation:
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without sons.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the sons of Dadai, Achisamas, Jether, Jonathan: and Jether died childless.