1 Chronicles 25:1

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויבדל וַיַּבְדֵּל

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

בדל

bâdal

Definition

to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H914

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0914:

No stats available

דויד דָּוִיד

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%)

ושרי וְשָׂרֵי

and princes

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

שר

sar

Definition

a head person (of any rank or class)

Root

from H8323 (שרר);

Exhaustive

from שרר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8269

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שָׁר

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1416

A singer (concrete term in modern Hebrew).

שֹׁר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1480

A nerve, sinew; hence the navel-cord. Being a physiologically important part of the body, it stands for the whole body. Maltese sarra (bosom, pudenda).

שַׂר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1479

A ruler, prefect, master, chief, principal or most distinguished person in a country; general (leader of an army); captain; generally courtiers; guardian-angel or high spiritual being; distinguished priest.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שַׂר

m. dec. viii. k. • Root שרר • Page 643

1. a captain, commander, chief; e. g. of the body-guard, Gen. 37: 36. of the cup-bearers, 40: 9. 2. a chief, prince, courtier. Gen. 12: 15. 3. according to theological views of later Jews, an archangel. Dan. 10: 13, 20.

שֹׁר

noun masculine • Root שרר • Page 699

1. prob. a nerve, sinew, muscle. (Comp. שָׁרִיר and the Chald. שְׁרִיר firm.) Collect. Prov. 3: 8 healing shall it be to thy sinews or muscles. 2. the navel, strictly the navel-string. Ezek. 16: 4. Job 40: 16.

שָׂרַי

proper name • Page 644

Sarai, the proper name of the wife of Abraham. This name was changed to שָׂרָה (Gen. 17:15) probably meaning princess.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: ἄρχοντεσ ἄρχοντασ ἀρχόντων ἄρχων ἄρχοντα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8269:

ἄρχοντεσ 94× (21.5%)

ἄρχοντασ 52× (12.0%)

ἀρχόντων 31× (7.1%)

ἄρχων 28× (6.9%)

ἄρχοντα 13× (3.2%)

ἑκατοντάρχουσ 10× (2.3%)

ἀρχιστράτηγοσ 10× (2.5%)

αὐτῆσ 9× (1.7%)

ἄρχουσιν 9× (2.0%)

ἡγεμόνεσ 9× (2.2%)

הצבא הַצָּבָ֜א

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

צבא

tsâbâʼ

Definition

a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)

Root

or (feminine) צבאה; from H6633 (צבא);

Exhaustive

or (feminine) צבאה; from צבא; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship); appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6635

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צָבָא

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1211

I. To join together, to be assembled, to flock together, to be united, into a crowd, for the purpose of service. Metaphorically: to fight (in troops), to do military service. Hifil: to muster, to levy for military service.

צָבָא

verb • Root צבה • Strongs / High • Page 1211

II. (Not used) same as צָבָה II.; related to Arabic صَبَا (to flash up, of the sun).

צָבָא

noun / f • Strongs / High • Page 1211

Assembly, multitude, the mass, appurtenance of, what belongs to (heaven). 1. An army, host, warriors. 2. Figuratively: the host of heaven (angels or stars). 3. Military service, warfare, hard service, calamity, campaign, temple-service, worship.

צָבָא

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1212

I. 1. To flock together, to draw together in troops, in order to war. 2. Metaphor. to heap up, to grow, of a mass; hence to swell, intumescere.

צָבָא

noun masculine • Root צבא • Strongs / High • Page 1212

Army, march, of enemies.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָבָא

verb • Root צבא • Page 561

1. To go forth or march out to war; to carry on war (Num. 31:42, Is. 31:4). 2. To go forth to the service of the temple, a kind of 'militia sacra' (Num. 4:23, 8:24, 1 Sam. 2:22). Hiphil: to lead out to war (2 K. 25:19, Jer. 52:25).

צָבָא

noun masculine • Root צבא • Page 561

1. A host, particularly a military host, an army. שַׂר הַצָּבָא 'the general of the host' (Gen. 21:22). 2. צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם 'the host of heaven,' referring to angels (1 K. 22:19) or stars (Deut. 4:19). צְבָא הַמָּרוֹם 'the powers on high' (Is. 24:21). Frequent in the title יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת 'Lord of Hosts'. 3. Warfare, hard service, affliction (Job 7:1, 10:17, 14:14, Is. 40:2, Dan. 10:1).

צָבָא

verb • Page 562

I. To go forth to war, to carry on war. Is. 29:7.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: παντοκράτωρ σαβαωθ δυνάμει --- δυνάμεωσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6635a:

παντοκράτωρ 91× (21.7%)

σαβαωθ 47× (11.4%)

δυνάμει 40× (7.9%)

--- 37× (9.0%)

δυνάμεωσ 34× (6.9%)

δυνάμεων 25× (5.1%)

'' 18× (3.7%)

δύναμισ 16× (3.8%)

παντοκράτοροσ 14× (3.4%)

pἐν 13× (3.1%)

לעבדה לַעֲבֹדָ֗ה

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

עבדה

ʻăbôdâh

Definition

work of any kind

Root

or עבודה; from H5647 (עבד);

Exhaustive

or עבודה; from עבד; work of any kind; act, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5656

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עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1043

Work, labor, service, or worship.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1044

work, husbandry, heavy/servile labour, external/mechanical work, service, ministry, military service; use, employment, performance, fruit, result; service of God, holy/divine service.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1045

Feminine noun. Service, specifically hand-service or concrete collective servants.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Page 486

Labour; service. Frequently used in the context of the labour of a bond-servant. Refs: Ex. 1:14, Lev. 25:39.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Page 487

Business, work, or service. (2) a work, business. Num. 4: 47. (3) tillage, cultivation of land. 1 Chr. 27: 26. (4) service. Gen. 30: 26. Neh. 3: 5. (5) implements, utensils, appurtenances. Num. 3: 26, 31, 36. Also used to denote a body of servants or domestics, familia. Gen. 26: 14.

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἔργα λειτουργίασ λατρευτὸν λειτουργίαν δουλείαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5656:

ἔργα 24× (14.6%)

λειτουργίασ 19× (12.8%)

λατρευτὸν 12× (9.0%)

λειτουργίαν 11× (6.6%)

δουλείαν 7× (4.5%)

δουλείασ 7× (4.4%)

λειτουργία 6× (3.8%)

ἔργων 6× (3.6%)

'' 6× (3.8%)

ἐργασίᾳ 4× (2.6%)

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%)

אסף אָסָף

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אסף

ʼÂçâph

Definition

Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first

Root

from H622 (אסף); collector;

Exhaustive

from אסף; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first; Asaph.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H623

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אָסָף

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 169

Collector i.e. protector; proper name of the father of Joah; a singer and poet in David's time.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָסָף

m. proper name • Root אסף • Page 63

(collector) proper name of a Levite, who was one of David's chief musicians, and a poet; to him are ascribed many of the Psalms (1 Chr. 6:24 [39], 15:17, 16:5, 2 Chr. 29:30).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0623:

No stats available

והימן וְהֵימָן

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

הימן

Hêymân

Definition

Heman, the name of at least two Israelites

Root

probably from H539 (אמן); faithful;

Exhaustive

probably from אמן; faithful; Heman, the name of at least two Israelites; Heman.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1968

גרם

gâram

Definition

(causative) to bone, i.e. denude (by extensive, craunch) the bones

Root

a primitive root; to be spare or skeleton-like; used only as a denominative from H1634 (גרם);

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to be spare or skeleton-like; used only as a denominative from גרם; (causative) to bone, i.e. denude (by extensive, craunch) the bones; gnaw the bones, break.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1633

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הֵימָן

noun / proper • Root המן • Strongs / High • Page 398

artificer, work-master. As a proper noun, the name of a wise man in Solomon's time and of a chief singer.

הֵימָן

noun proper • Root המן • Strongs / High • Page 406

a proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֵימָן

proper name • Page 185

1. a Levitical chorister in the time of David. 1 Chr. 6: 18. [33.] 15: 17. 2. an Ezrahite, 1 Chr. 2: 6. celebrated for his wisdom, 1 K. 5: 11. [4: 31.] and called the author of Ps. LXXXVIII.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αιμαν αιμανι

LXX Usage Statistics

H1968:

αιμαν 14× (82.4%)

αιμανι 2× (11.1%)

Heman_§Heman@1Ch.6.33:

No stats available

וידותון וִידוּתוּן

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

ידותון

Yᵉdûwthûwn

Definition

Jeduthun, an Israelite

Root

or ידתון; or ידיתון; probably from H3034 (ידה); laudatory;

Exhaustive

or ידתון; or ידיתון; probably from ידה; laudatory; Jeduthun, an Israelite; Jeduthun.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3038

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יְדוּתוּן

proper noun • Root ידה • Strongs / High • Page 581

A Levite chorister under King David; also, the name of a musical choir he founded. The name is also used as a title for the choir director.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιδιθων ιδιθουν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3038:

ιδιθων 11× (64.9%)

ιδιθουν 4× (23.4%)

הנביאים הַנְּבִיאִים

the Prophets

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

נביא

nâbîyʼ

Definition

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

Root

from H5012 (נבא);

Exhaustive

from נבא; a prophet or (generally) inspired man; prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5030

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נָבִיא

noun masculine • Root נבא • Strongs / High • Page 938

A prophet, an announcer of divine oracles.

נָבִיא

noun • Strongs / High • Page 937

The definition for this entry is not visible in the image. Forms with suffixes are listed: נְבִיאָה, נְבִיאֲכֶם; and plural נְבִיאִים.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָבִיא

m. verbal from נָבָא • Root נבא • Page 422

1. interpres Dei, one employed by God to make known his will to men. 2. a friend or confidant of God. 3. a prophet, one inspired of God to instruct the people and foretel future events. (Judg. 6:8; 2 Sam. 7:2; Ex. 7:1; 4:16; Jer. 15:19; Deut. 18:15, 18; Gen. 20:7; Ps. 105:15; Deut. 34:10; Deut. 13:2; 1 Sam. 9:9; 1 K. 22:7; 2 K. 3:11; 2 Chr. 28:9.)

Particle definite article, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: προφήτησ προφητῶν προφήτασ προφήτην προφῆται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5030:

προφήτησ 62× (21.6%)

προφητῶν 46× (15.5%)

προφήτασ 38× (12.6%)

προφήτην 30× (10.2%)

προφῆται 30× (9.5%)

προφήτου 23× (7.7%)

προφήταισ 12× (3.3%)

'' 11× (3.7%)

--- 10× (3.9%)

προφήτῃ 5× (1.5%)

בכנרות בְּכִנֹּרוֹת

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כנור

kinnôwr

Definition

a harp

Root

from a unused root meaning to twang;

Exhaustive

from a unused root meaning to twang; a harp; harp.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3658

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כִּנּוֹר

noun masculine • Root כנר • Strongs / High • Page 711

A musical instrument, like a harp or lyre, played at mourning festivals of Adonis. The term is related to Phoenician, Syriac, Arabic, and Greek words for similar instruments.

כִּנּוֹר

noun masculine • Root כנר • Strongs / High • Page 710

A harp, a stringed instrument. It was the most usual instrument of the Hebrews, used to dispel melancholy, accompany song, or in divine service.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּנּוֹר

noun masculine • Page 320

plur. -ים and -ות, in Greek κινύρα, a stringed instrument of the Hebrews and Greeks, celebrated for its having expressed the pious feelings of David. Gen. 4: 21. Ps. 33: 2. 43: 4. 49: 5. 71: 22. 1 Sam. 16: 16, 23.

Preposition, Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX: κινύραισ κιθάρᾳ κιθάρασ κιθάρα ψαλτήριον

LXX Usage Statistics

H3658:

κινύραισ 11× (22.6%)

κιθάρᾳ 8× (18.5%)

κιθάρασ 5× (12.0%)

κιθάρα 4× (8.4%)

ψαλτήριον 2× (5.4%)

κιθάραν 2× (5.0%)

ψαλτηρίῳ 2× (4.6%)

κινύρᾳ 2× (4.6%)

בנבלים בִּנְבָלים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נבל

nebel

Definition

a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)

Root

or נבל; from H5034 (נבל);

Exhaustive

or נבל; from נבל; a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form); bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5035

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נֶבֶל

verb intransitive • Root נבל • Strongs / High • Page 938

II. (not used) intr. to be arched, belly-shaped (of a vessel, a bag, a musical instrument).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֵבֶל and נֶבֶל

m. plur. נְבָלִים • Page 423

1. a vessel, bottle; particularly an earthen wine bottle (Is. 30:14; Lam. 4:2). Metaphorically נִבְלֵי-שָׁמַיִם 'the bottles of heaven' (Job 38:37). 2. the name of a musical instrument, a kind of harp or lyre (Ps. 33:2; 144:9), represented as having 12 strings.

Preposition, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: νάβλαισ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλτήριον ἀσκὸσ ἀγγεῖα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5035b:

νάβλαισ 11× (24.4%)

ψαλτηρίῳ 4× (9.7%)

ψαλτήριον 2× (5.5%)

ἀσκὸσ 2× (5.5%)

ἀγγεῖα 2× (5.1%)

ὀργάνων 2× (5.1%)

νάβλασ 2× (4.7%)

νεβελ 2× (4.7%)

t? 2× (4.3%)

ובמצלתים וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִם

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

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מצלת

mᵉtsêleth

Definition

(only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals

Root

from H6750 (צלל);

Exhaustive

from צלל; (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals; cymbals.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4700

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both dual absolute

LXX: κυμβάλοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4700:

κυμβάλοισ 11× (82.5%)

ויהי וַיְהִי

and he is being

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 singular

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%)

מספרם מִסְפָּרָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מספר

miçpâr

Definition

a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

Root

from H5608 (ספר);

Exhaustive

from ספר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4557

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִסְפָּר

noun / masculine • Root ספר • Strongs / High • Page 878

1. A telling, narrative. 2. A number. 3. What can be numbered, hence few or small. 4. A proper name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִסְפָּר

m. verbal from סָפַר • Root ספר • Page 389

1. Number. Used adverbially to mean 'by number' (Ex. 16:16; Job 1:5). Phrases like אֵין מִסְפָּר mean 'without number, innumerable' (Gen. 41:49; Job 5:9). 2. A relation, narration (Judg. 7:15).

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: ἀριθμὸν ἀριθμὸσ ἀριθμόσ ἀριθμῷ κατ'

LXX Usage Statistics

H4557:

ἀριθμὸν 56× (35.0%)

ἀριθμὸσ 19× (12.7%)

ἀριθμόσ 15× (11.3%)

ἀριθμῷ 15× (10.4%)

κατ' 5× (3.5%)

ἀριθμον 3× (2.3%)

pκατ' 3× (2.3%)

---% 3× (1.8%)

--- 2× (1.5%)

ἀριθμητὰ 2× (1.4%)

אנשי אַנְשֵׁי

the mortal men

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אנוש

ʼĕnôwsh

Definition

a man in general (singly or collectively)

Root

from H605 (אנש); properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H120 (אדם)); hence,

Exhaustive

from אנש; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אדם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare איש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H582

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱנוֹשׁ

noun masculine • Root אנש • Strongs_Numbers • Page 160

A poetical expression for man, collectively spoken of the human race; also denotes mortal, decaying man, or particularly low-minded, corrupt man.

אֱנוֹשׁ

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 161

Proper name of a grandson of Adam, a son of Seth; in the antediluvian tradition an original conception of the primitive man.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱנוֹשׁ

m. prim. • Page 61

man, also collect. men. Found only poetically in Job, Isaiah, and the Psalms, except 2 Chr. 14:11. The prose expression is אָדָם.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0582:

No stats available

מלאכה מְלָאכָה

angelic-mission

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מלאכה

mᵉlâʼkâh

Definition

properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)

Root

from the same as H4397 (מלאך);

Exhaustive

from the same as מלאך; properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor); business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4399

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְלָאכָה

noun feminine • Root לאך • Strongs / High • Page 854

Service, employment, work, labor, activity; field-work, husbandry; business, commerce; work of an artisan, manufacture; woven work; graving-work; architecture; temple service; a plan or pattern; the work of God, creation; riches gained by labor.

מְלָאכָה

noun feminine • Root מלאך • Strongs / High • Page 853

Work, business, service (derived from מְלָאךְ).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְלָאכָה

noun feminine • Root לאך • Page 378

1. business. Gen. 39:11. Ex. 20:9, 10. 2. work, labour, of an artificer, mechanic. Lev. 13:48. 1 Chr. 23:4. 2 K. 12:12. 1 K. 5:30. 3. goods, substance, cattle. Ex. 22:7, 10. Gen. 33:14. 1 Sam. 15:9.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἔργον ἔργα ἐργασίαν ἔργων ἔργου

LXX Usage Statistics

H4399:

ἔργον 54× (32.7%)

ἔργα 50× (28.0%)

ἐργασίαν 11× (6.6%)

ἔργων 8× (4.4%)

ἔργου 4× (2.3%)

'' 4× (2.2%)

ἔργοισ 4× (1.9%)

ἔργῳ 3× (1.9%)

ἐργασία 3× (1.5%)

βασιλείᾳ 2× (1.0%)

לעבדתם לַעֲבֹדָתָם׃

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

עבדה

ʻăbôdâh

Definition

work of any kind

Root

or עבודה; from H5647 (עבד);

Exhaustive

or עבודה; from עבד; work of any kind; act, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5656

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1043

Work, labor, service, or worship.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Strongs / High • Page 1044

work, husbandry, heavy/servile labour, external/mechanical work, service, ministry, military service; use, employment, performance, fruit, result; service of God, holy/divine service.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1045

Feminine noun. Service, specifically hand-service or concrete collective servants.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Page 486

Labour; service. Frequently used in the context of the labour of a bond-servant. Refs: Ex. 1:14, Lev. 25:39.

עֲבֹדָה

noun feminine • Root עבד • Page 487

Business, work, or service. (2) a work, business. Num. 4: 47. (3) tillage, cultivation of land. 1 Chr. 27: 26. (4) service. Gen. 30: 26. Neh. 3: 5. (5) implements, utensils, appurtenances. Num. 3: 26, 31, 36. Also used to denote a body of servants or domestics, familia. Gen. 26: 14.

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: ἔργα λειτουργίασ λατρευτὸν λειτουργίαν δουλείαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5656:

ἔργα 24× (14.6%)

λειτουργίασ 19× (12.8%)

λατρευτὸν 12× (9.0%)

λειτουργίαν 11× (6.6%)

δουλείαν 7× (4.5%)

δουλείασ 7× (4.4%)

λειτουργία 6× (3.8%)

ἔργων 6× (3.6%)

'' 6× (3.8%)

ἐργασίᾳ 4× (2.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And David will separate, and the chiefs of the army, for service to the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, prophesying with harps, with lyres and with cymbals: and there will be their number of men of work for their service.

LITV Translation:
And David and the commanders of the army separated some to the service of the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, who were prophets with harps, with lyres and with cymbals. And their number, of the workmen according to their service, was:

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And King David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.