1 Chronicles 23:7

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

לגרשני לַגֵּרְשֻׁנּי

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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

גרשני

Gêrᵉshunnîy

Definition

a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon

Root

patronymically from H1648 (גרשון);

Exhaustive

patronymically from גרשון; a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon; Gershonite, sons of Gershon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1649

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גֵּרְשׁוֹן

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

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

Preposition -For/Into Art, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: γεδσων γηρσωνι γεδσωνι

LXX Usage Statistics

H1648:

γεδσων 16× (53.5%)

γεδσων 7× (22.0%)

γηρσωνι 3× (8.8%)

γεδσωνι 2× (6.4%)

H1649:

No stats available

לעדן לַעְדָּן

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STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לעדן

Laʻdân

Definition

Ladan, the name of two Israelites

Root

from the same as H3935 (לעדה);

Exhaustive

from the same as לעדה; Ladan, the name of two Israelites; Laadan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3936

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לַעְדָּן

proper noun / masculine • Root לעד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 790

A person born at a festival. A masculine proper name.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: λαδαν εδαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3936:

λαδαν 3× (51.4%)

εδαν 2× (32.4%)

ושמעיס וְשִׁמְעִי׃ס

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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

שמעי

Shimʻîy

Definition

Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites

Root

from H8088 (שמע); famous;

Exhaustive

from שמע; famous; Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites; Shimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8096

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁמְעִי

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1452

(Jah is Fame). Proper name.

שִׁמְעִי

noun proper masculine • Root שמע • Strongs / High • Page 1451

Proper name masculine, meaning 'a Hearer' (viz. El is).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σεμεϊ σεμει

LXX Usage Statistics

H8096:

σεμεϊ 34× (78.8%)

σεμει 3× (7.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
To Gershon, Laadan, and Shimei.

LITV Translation:
Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And for the family of Gershon, Ladan, and Shimei.