1 Chronicles 3:8

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואלישמע וֶאֱלִישָׁמָע

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

אלישמע

ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ

Definition

Elishama, the name of seven Israelites

Root

from H410 (אל) and H8085 (שמע); God of hearing;

Exhaustive

from אל and שמע; God of hearing; Elishama, the name of seven Israelites; Elishama.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H476

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱלִישָׁמָע

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 140

'El is hearer; proper name masculine Num. 1, 10; 2 Sam. 5, 16; 1 Chr. 2, 41; 3, 8; 2 Kings 25, 25; 2 Chr. 17, 8.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

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H0476:

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ואלידע וְאֶלְיָדָע

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

אלידע

ʼElyâdâʻ

Definition

Eljada, the name of two Israelites and of an Aramaean leader

Root

from H410 (אל) and H3045 (ידע); God (is) knowing;

Exhaustive

from אל and ידע; God (is) knowing; Eljada, the name of two Israelites and of an Aramaean leader; Eliada.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H450

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶלְיָדָע

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 138

Proper name masculine, 'El is knowing'.

אֶלְיָדָע

proper name • Root ידע • Strongs_Numbers • Page 583

A proper name.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

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H0450:

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ואליפלט וֶאֱלִיפֶלֶט

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

אליפלט

ʼĔlîypheleṭ

Definition

Eliphelet or Elpelet, the name of six Israelites

Root

or (shortened) אלפלט; from H410 (אל) and H6405 (פלט); God of deliverance;

Exhaustive

or (shortened) אלפלט; from אל and פלט; God of deliverance; Eliphelet or Elpelet, the name of six Israelites; Eliphalet, Eliphelet, Elpalet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H467

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱלִיפֶלֶט

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 139

'El is deliverance'; proper name masculine

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

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H0467:

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תשעה תִּשְׁעָה׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תשע

têshaʻ

Definition

nine or (ordinal) ninth

Root

or (masculine) תשעה; perhaps from H8159 (שעה) through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten;

Exhaustive

or (masculine) תשעה; perhaps from שעה through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or (ordinal) ninth; nine ([phrase] -teen, [phrase] -teenth, -th).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8672

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תֵּשַׁע

numeral cardinal • Strongs / High • Page 1536

Nine (cardinal number, feminine form, with masculine form תִּשְׁעָה). It is also used to stand for the ordinal number ('the ninth'). When combined with עָשָׂר, it denotes nineteen.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תֵּשַׁע

noun feminine • Page 729

nine. (Construct form תְּשַׁע; masculine form תִּשְׁעָה, const. תִּשְׁעַת). Also used for 'ninth' in the numbering of days (e.g., Lev. 23: 32). Plural form תִּשְׁעִים means ninety.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἐννέα ἐννακόσια ἐννακόσιοι εἴκοσι πεντήκοντα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8672:

ἐννέα 24× (27.7%)

ἐννακόσια 9× (12.1%)

ἐννακόσιοι 6× (8.1%)

εἴκοσι 6× (6.6%)

πεντήκοντα 4× (4.2%)

ἐνάτῃ 3× (3.6%)

ἑβδομήκοντα 3× (3.6%)

ἐννεακαιδέκατοσ 3× (3.6%)

τριακοστῷ 3× (3.4%)

ἐνάτῳ 3× (3.0%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Elishama and Eliada, and Eliphalet, nine.

LITV Translation:
and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.