1 Chronicles 28:15

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומשקל וּמִשְׁקל

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

משקל

mishqâl

Definition

weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)

Root

from H8254 (שקל);

Exhaustive

from שקל; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act); (full) weight.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4948

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

masculine noun • Root שקל • Strongs / High • Page 924

Weight; sometimes a fixed weight, sometimes heaviness generally.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

m. verbal • Root שקל • Page 417

weight. Lev. 19:35. 1 Chr. 22:3 אֵין מִשְׁקָל so as not to be weighed. Verse 14.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὁλκὴ σταθμὸσ σταθμὸν σταθμῷ σταθμόσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4948:

ὁλκὴ 16× (35.7%)

σταθμὸσ 10× (18.2%)

σταθμὸν 5× (10.3%)

σταθμῷ 5× (9.2%)

σταθμόσ 3× (6.4%)

'' 3× (5.7%)

ὁλκῆσ 2× (4.5%)

למנרות לִמְנֹרוֹת

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

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Preposition, Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

הזהב הַזָּהָ֗ב

the Gold

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

זהב

zâhâb

Definition

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

Root

from an unused root meaning to shimmer;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2091

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זָהָב

noun masculine • Root זהב • Strongs / High • Page 426

1. gold, as metal. 2. Figuratively, oil, so called from its shining colour; perhaps also the sun or the golden brightness of the sky.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָהָב

m. prim. • Page 198

1. gold (Gen. 24:22, 53. 36:39). 2. figuratively the golden splendour (of the firmament), Job 37:22; gold-coloured oil, Zech. 4:12.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: χρυσίον χρυσίου χρυσίῳ '' χρυσᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2091:

χρυσίον 81× (17.4%)

χρυσίου 71× (16.5%)

χρυσίῳ 39× (9.3%)

'' 29× (6.3%)

χρυσᾶ 25× (6.0%)

χρυσοῦσ 22× (5.4%)

χρυσῶν 19× (4.6%)

χρυσοῦν 18× (4.3%)

χρυσᾶσ 14× (3.5%)

pἐκ 14× (3.6%)

ונרתיהם וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶם

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

ניר

nîyr

Definition

a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)

Root

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (ניר); H5135 (נור)) properly, meaning to glisten;

Exhaustive

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see ניר; נור) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively); candle, lamp, light.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5216

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

נִיר

verb • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 957

II. To plough, to cultivate the field. Hifil: to furrow a field, to make arable.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור • Strongs / High • Page 969

same as נֵר, a light or lamp.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור, ניר • Strongs / High • Page 969

1. a light or lamp, an essential part of a nomad-tent or a dwelling, hence figuratively an enduring dwelling, a family, posterity. 2. a newly broken field, novale, i.e. a field recently broken up with the plough.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

i. q. נֵר m. dec.I. a light, lamp. 2 Sam. 22: 29.

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

I. dec. I. i.q. נֵר a light, lamp; used metaphorically for posterity. 1 K. 11 : 36. 2 K. 8: 19. 2 Chr. 21: 7.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root ניר • Page 442

II. land first broken up for tillage, fallow ground, novale. Prov. 13: 23. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

נִיר

verb • Page 442

to dig up, to cultivate. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: λύχνουσ λύχνοσ αὐτῆσ λύχνον ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5216a:

λύχνουσ 15× (24.9%)

λύχνοσ 9× (15.5%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (10.7%)

λύχνον 6× (11.8%)

'' 4× (6.9%)

λύχνοι 3× (5.5%)

φῶσ 2× (4.0%)

λαμπτὴρ 2× (4.0%)

λύχνου 2× (3.7%)

זהב זָהָב

gold

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זהב

zâhâb

Definition

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

Root

from an unused root meaning to shimmer;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2091

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זָהָב

noun masculine • Root זהב • Strongs / High • Page 426

1. gold, as metal. 2. Figuratively, oil, so called from its shining colour; perhaps also the sun or the golden brightness of the sky.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָהָב

m. prim. • Page 198

1. gold (Gen. 24:22, 53. 36:39). 2. figuratively the golden splendour (of the firmament), Job 37:22; gold-coloured oil, Zech. 4:12.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: χρυσίον χρυσίου χρυσίῳ '' χρυσᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2091:

χρυσίον 81× (17.4%)

χρυσίου 71× (16.5%)

χρυσίῳ 39× (9.3%)

'' 29× (6.3%)

χρυσᾶ 25× (6.0%)

χρυσοῦσ 22× (5.4%)

χρυσῶν 19× (4.6%)

χρυσοῦν 18× (4.3%)

χρυσᾶσ 14× (3.5%)

pἐκ 14× (3.6%)

במשקל בְּמִשְׁקַל־

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

משקל

mishqâl

Definition

weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)

Root

from H8254 (שקל);

Exhaustive

from שקל; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act); (full) weight.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4948

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

masculine noun • Root שקל • Strongs / High • Page 924

Weight; sometimes a fixed weight, sometimes heaviness generally.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

m. verbal • Root שקל • Page 417

weight. Lev. 19:35. 1 Chr. 22:3 אֵין מִשְׁקָל so as not to be weighed. Verse 14.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ὁλκὴ σταθμὸσ σταθμὸν σταθμῷ σταθμόσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4948:

ὁλκὴ 16× (35.7%)

σταθμὸσ 10× (18.2%)

σταθμὸν 5× (10.3%)

σταθμῷ 5× (9.2%)

σταθμόσ 3× (6.4%)

'' 3× (5.7%)

ὁλκῆσ 2× (4.5%)

מנורה מְנוֹרָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

ומנורה וּמְנוֹרָה

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

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

ונרתיה וְנֵרֹתֶיהָ

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

ניר

nîyr

Definition

a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)

Root

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (ניר); H5135 (נור)) properly, meaning to glisten;

Exhaustive

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see ניר; נור) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively); candle, lamp, light.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5216

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נִיר

verb • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 957

II. To plough, to cultivate the field. Hifil: to furrow a field, to make arable.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור • Strongs / High • Page 969

same as נֵר, a light or lamp.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור, ניר • Strongs / High • Page 969

1. a light or lamp, an essential part of a nomad-tent or a dwelling, hence figuratively an enduring dwelling, a family, posterity. 2. a newly broken field, novale, i.e. a field recently broken up with the plough.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

i. q. נֵר m. dec.I. a light, lamp. 2 Sam. 22: 29.

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

I. dec. I. i.q. נֵר a light, lamp; used metaphorically for posterity. 1 K. 11 : 36. 2 K. 8: 19. 2 Chr. 21: 7.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root ניר • Page 442

II. land first broken up for tillage, fallow ground, novale. Prov. 13: 23. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

נִיר

verb • Page 442

to dig up, to cultivate. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: λύχνουσ λύχνοσ αὐτῆσ λύχνον ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5216a:

λύχνουσ 15× (24.9%)

λύχνοσ 9× (15.5%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (10.7%)

λύχνον 6× (11.8%)

'' 4× (6.9%)

λύχνοι 3× (5.5%)

φῶσ 2× (4.0%)

λαμπτὴρ 2× (4.0%)

λύχνου 2× (3.7%)

ולמנרות וְלִמְנֹרוֹת

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

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

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

הכסף הַכֶּסֶף

the Silver

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

כסף

keçeph

Definition

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

Root

from H3700 (כסף);

Exhaustive

from כסף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3701

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

silver, so called from its whitish-grey, pale colour. It is used to denote silver as a metal, a shekel of silver, silver-ore, money, or what is bought for money.

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

Aramaic word for silver, money.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Page 324

1. silver. Gen. 23: 15. 2. money generally. Gen. 23: 13. Deut. 23: 20.

כְּסַף

chald. • Page 324

Chald. idem. (equivalent to silver). Dan. 2: 35. 5: 2, 4, 23.

כָּסַף

verb • Page 324

1. to be greedy or long for any thing. Ps. 17: 12. 2. to have compassion. Job 14: 15. Niph. to long for; to blush or be ashamed. Gen. 31: 30. Zeph. 2: 1.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀργύριον ἀργυρίου ἀργυρίῳ ἀργυρᾶν ἀργυρᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3701:

ἀργύριον 156× (36.0%)

ἀργυρίου 104× (25.5%)

ἀργυρίῳ 18× (4.1%)

ἀργυρᾶν 15× (3.9%)

ἀργυρᾶ 11× (2.7%)

'' 11× (2.5%)

ἀργυροῦν 11× (2.8%)

ἀργυραῖ 9× (2.3%)

ἀργυρᾶσ 7× (1.8%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

במשקל בְּמִשְׁקָל

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

משקל

mishqâl

Definition

weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)

Root

from H8254 (שקל);

Exhaustive

from שקל; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act); (full) weight.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4948

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

masculine noun • Root שקל • Strongs / High • Page 924

Weight; sometimes a fixed weight, sometimes heaviness generally.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

m. verbal • Root שקל • Page 417

weight. Lev. 19:35. 1 Chr. 22:3 אֵין מִשְׁקָל so as not to be weighed. Verse 14.

Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὁλκὴ σταθμὸσ σταθμὸν σταθμῷ σταθμόσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4948:

ὁλκὴ 16× (35.7%)

σταθμὸσ 10× (18.2%)

σταθμὸν 5× (10.3%)

σταθμῷ 5× (9.2%)

σταθμόσ 3× (6.4%)

'' 3× (5.7%)

ὁλκῆσ 2× (4.5%)

למנורה לִמְנוֹרָה

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

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

ונרתיה וְנֵרֹתיהָ

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

ניר

nîyr

Definition

a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)

Root

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see H5214 (ניר); H5135 (נור)) properly, meaning to glisten;

Exhaustive

or נר; also ניר; or נר; or (feminine) נרה; from a primitive root (see ניר; נור) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively); candle, lamp, light.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5216

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נִיר

verb • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 957

II. To plough, to cultivate the field. Hifil: to furrow a field, to make arable.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור • Strongs / High • Page 969

same as נֵר, a light or lamp.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root נור, ניר • Strongs / High • Page 969

1. a light or lamp, an essential part of a nomad-tent or a dwelling, hence figuratively an enduring dwelling, a family, posterity. 2. a newly broken field, novale, i.e. a field recently broken up with the plough.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

i. q. נֵר m. dec.I. a light, lamp. 2 Sam. 22: 29.

נִיר

m. verbal from נוּר • Root נור • Page 442

I. dec. I. i.q. נֵר a light, lamp; used metaphorically for posterity. 1 K. 11 : 36. 2 K. 8: 19. 2 Chr. 21: 7.

נִיר

noun masculine • Root ניר • Page 442

II. land first broken up for tillage, fallow ground, novale. Prov. 13: 23. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

נִיר

verb • Page 442

to dig up, to cultivate. Jer. 4: 3. Hos. 10: 12.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: λύχνουσ λύχνοσ αὐτῆσ λύχνον ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5216a:

λύχνουσ 15× (24.9%)

λύχνοσ 9× (15.5%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (10.7%)

λύχνον 6× (11.8%)

'' 4× (6.9%)

λύχνοι 3× (5.5%)

φῶσ 2× (4.0%)

λαμπτὴρ 2× (4.0%)

λύχνου 2× (3.7%)

כעבודת כַּעֲבוֹדַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix Derived terms כאשר‎ (ka'ashér) כמו‎ (k'mó) כמות‎ (k'mót) כש־‎ (k'she-)

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

Core value: correspondence, patterning, resonance
כ never asserts identity. It asserts alignment.
- likeness,
- proportionality,
- conformity to a form.
Aonically, כ signals phase-alignment, not comparison.
not “like X in appearance” but “operating according to the same pattern as X.”
This is why prophetic and poetic language leans heavily on כ: it encodes structural analogy across layers, not metaphor.

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

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

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%)

מנורה מְנוֹרָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

ומנורה וּמְנוֹרָה׃

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

מנורה

mᵉnôwrâh

Definition

a chandelier

Root

or מנרה; feminine of H4500 (מנור) (in the original sense of H5216 (ניר));

Exhaustive

or מנרה; feminine of מנור (in the original sense of ניר); a chandelier; candlestick.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4501

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ניר • Strongs / High • Page 872

a candlestick, especially that in the tabernacle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנוֹרָה

f. verbal from נוּר / dec. x. • Root נור • Page 385

[Entry truncated at bottom of page; traditionally means lampstand or candlestick].

Conjunction, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: λυχνίαν λυχνίασ '' --- λυχνία

LXX Usage Statistics

H4501:

λυχνίαν 13× (30.9%)

λυχνίασ 12× (28.8%)

'' 7× (17.6%)

--- 3× (8.9%)

λυχνία 3× (7.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight of the candlestick and candlestick, and its lamps: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, for the candlestick and its lamps, according to the service of candlestick and candlestick.

LITV Translation:
and by weight, for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps. Also for the lampstands of silver by weight, with the weight of each lampstand, and its lamps, according to the service of each lampstand.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
He gave him the weight of the candlesticks, and of the lamps.