1 Chronicles 23:6

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויחלקם וַיֶּחָלְקֵם

None

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

חלק

châlaq

Definition

to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate; deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2505

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Fürst

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חָלַק

verb • Root חלק • Strongs / High • Page 493

I. To cut asunder, separate, divide; to spoil; to distribute. (Niphal) to be divided, distributed. (Piel) to divide, distribute, scatter, apportion. (Pual) to be distributed. (Hiphil) to divide. (Hithpael) to divide among themselves.

חָלַק

verb • Root חלק • Strongs / High • Page 493

II. (intransitive) to be polished, smooth; figuratively of flattery and hypocrisy, to be hypocritical. In derivatives: to be bald, smooth, bare, slippery. (Hiphil) to make smooth; figuratively to act the hypocrite, to flatter, to make smooth speeches.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָלַק

verb • Page 232

1. to be smooth (Hos. 10: 2; Ps. 55: 22). 2. to divide, to share (Josh. 14: 5; 1 Sam. 30: 24; Prov. 17: 2). Niph. to divide one's self (Gen. 14: 15) or be divided out (Num. 26: 53). Pi. to divide (Gen. 49: 27; Is. 53: 12) or to scatter (Gen. 49: 7). Hiph. 1. to smooth (Is. 41: 7). 2. to flatter (Ps. 5: 10; Prov. 29: 5). 3. to fetch one's inheritance (Jer. 37: 12).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: διεῖλεν αὐτοὺσ ἐμέρισαν διαμεριῶ διεμέρισεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2505a:

διεῖλεν 5× (6.4%)

αὐτοὺσ 5× (6.0%)

ἐμέρισαν 3× (4.1%)

διαμεριῶ 3× (4.1%)

διεμέρισεν 3× (4.1%)

διεμερίσθησαν 2× (3.0%)

μερισθήσεται 2× (3.0%)

μερίζεται 2× (2.8%)

ὃσ 2× (2.8%)

αὐτούσ 2× (2.1%)

דויד דָּויד

Beloved ("David")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דוד

Dâvid

Definition

David, the youngest son of Jesse

Root

rarely (fully); דויד; from the same as H1730 (דוד); loving;

Exhaustive

rarely (fully); דויד; from the same as דוד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1732

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דָּוִד

proper noun • Root דוד • Strongs / High • Page 358

Proper noun of the famous Israelite king, founder of a dynasty (1055-1015 B.C.) and chief composer of the Psalter. Meaning loving, joiner, or beloved.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דָּוִד

noun masculine • Root , דוד • Page 158

David, son of Jesse, king of Israel. 1 Sam. xvi. ff. 2 Sam. 1 Chr. xii.-xxx. Zion, 1 K. 3:1. The posterity of David, the royal family, Is. 7:2, 13.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: δαυιδ '' --- ὡσ αὐτοῦ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1732:

δαυιδ 966× (90.3%)

'' 45× (3.7%)

--- 28× (2.7%)

ὡσ 9× (0.9%)

αὐτοῦ 2× (0.2%)

ψαλμὸσ 2× (0.2%)

βασιλεὺσ 2× (0.2%)

βασιλεῖ 2× (0.2%)

מחלקותס מַחְלְקוֹתס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מחלקת

machălôqeth

Definition

a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)

Root

from H2505 (חלק);

Exhaustive

from חלק; a section (of Levites, people or soldiers); company, course, division, portion. See also סלע המחלקות.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4256

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מַחֲלֹקֶת

noun feminine • Root חלק • Strongs / High • Page 837

1. division, class, serving-class, of servants of the state, singers, Levites or priests. 2. smoothness, a gliding away, slipping off, escape; as in the proper name סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת (rock of separation). The Aramaic form is מַחֲלְקָא.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַחְלֹקֶת

noun feminine • Root חלק • Page 368

Smoothness, hence a slipping away, an escaping. So in the proper name Sela-hammahlekoth, 1 Sam. 23: 28.

Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX: διαιρέσεωσ διαιρέσεισ ἐφημερίασ --- ἐφημεριῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4256:

διαιρέσεωσ 15× (35.7%)

διαιρέσεισ 7× (17.1%)

ἐφημερίασ 5× (10.5%)

--- 2× (5.7%)

ἐφημεριῶν 2× (4.9%)

לבני לִבְנֵי

to the sons

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

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.

Preposition, 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%)

לוי לֵוִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לוי

Lêvîy

Definition

Levi, a son of Jacob

Root

from H3867 (לוה); attached;

Exhaustive

from לוה; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob; Levi. See also לוי, לויי.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3878

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לֵוִי

noun proper masculine • Root לוה • Strongs / High • Page 777

(the adherent, attaching to) 1. n. p. the son of Jacob and Leah. 2. The name of his tribe which was set apart for sacred things.

לֵוִי

aram. patr. m. (aramaic) • Root לוי • Strongs / High • Page 777

(def. plur. לֵוִיֵּא) Aramaic patronymic, same as Hebrew לֵוִי.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֵוִי

noun masculine • Page 343

1. Levi, proper name of a son of Jacob by Leah. 2. a patronymic noun for a Levite. The tribe of priests among the Hebrews.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: λευι

LXX Usage Statistics

H3878:

λευι 54× (95.3%)

לגרשון לְגֵרְשׁוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גרשון

Gêrᵉshôwn

Definition

Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite

Root

or גרשום; from H1644 (גרש); a refugee;

Exhaustive

or גרשום; from גרש; a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite; Gershon, Gershom.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1648

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גֵּרְשׁוֹן

proper noun • Root גרש • Strongs / High • Page 342

(banishment, exile) n. p. m. Gentile גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי.

Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: γεδσων γηρσωνι γεδσωνι

LXX Usage Statistics

H1648:

γεδσων 16× (53.5%)

γεδσων 7× (22.0%)

γηρσωνι 3× (8.8%)

γεδσωνι 2× (6.4%)

קהת קְהָת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קהת

Qᵉhâth

Definition

Kehath, an Israelite

Root

from an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied; Kehath, an Israelite; Kohath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6955

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Fürst Lexicon

קְהָת

noun proper • Root קהת • Strongs / High • Page 1264

Assembly, gathering or church. Proper name of a Levitical leading family.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: κααθ κααθι

LXX Usage Statistics

H6955:

κααθ 32× (68.7%)

κααθ 12× (23.9%)

κααθι 2× (3.7%)

ומרריס וּמְרָרִי׃ס

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

מררי

Mᵉrârîy

Definition

Merari, an Israelite

Root

from H4843 (מרר); bitter;

Exhaustive

from מרר; bitter; Merari, an Israelite; Merari. See also מררי.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4847

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מְרָרִי

adjective • Root מרר • Strongs / High • Page 912

A violent, powerful one.

מְרָרִי

noun proper masculine • Root מרר • Strongs / High • Page 912

A proper name, masculine.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μεραρι

LXX Usage Statistics

H4847:

μεραρι 35× (90.6%)

μεραρι 4× (9.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And David will divide them into divisions to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

LITV Translation:
And David divided them into divisions of the sons of Levi, of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.