1 Chronicles 4:13

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובני וּבְנֵי

and sons

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

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Conjunction, 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%)

קנז קְנַז

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קנז

Qᵉnaz

Definition

Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites

Root

probably from an unused root meaning to hunt; hunter;

Exhaustive

probably from an unused root meaning to hunt; hunter; Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites; Kenaz.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7073

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קְנִז

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1284

Proper noun: 1. Son of Eliphaz, an Edomite tribe and a locality of the same name. 2. An ancestor of Caleb, whose descendants are called the Kenizzite (קְנִזִּי).

Matched via consonantal key only

קְנָז

noun proper • Root קנז • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1284

Name of a son of Eliphaz, founder of an Edomite tribe and locality (Kenizzites). Also the name of an ancestor (not father) of Caleb.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קְנַז

proper name • Page 590

proper name of a descendant of Esau, from whom an Arabian country is named. Gen. 36: 11, 15, 42.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: κενεζ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7073:

κενεζ 10× (100.0%)

עתניאל עָתְנִיאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עתניאל

ʻOthnîyʼêl

Definition

Othniel, an Israelite

Root

from the same as H6273 (עתני) and H410 (אל); force of God;

Exhaustive

from the same as עתני and אל; force of God; Othniel, an Israelite; Othniel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6274

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָתְנִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root עתנ • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1149

(Proper name) El is Force.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: γοθονιηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6274:

γοθονιηλ 7× (100.0%)

ושריה וּשְׂרָיָה

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

שריה

Sᵉrâyâh

Definition

Serajah, the name of nine Israelites

Root

or שריהו; from H8280 (שרה) and H3050 (יה); Jah has prevailed;

Exhaustive

or שריהו; from שרה and יה; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites; Seraiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8304

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׂרָיָה

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1483

(Jah is a Ruler or Noble one) n. p. m. 2 Sam. 8, 17.

Matched via consonantal key only

שִׁרְיָה

noun feminine • Root שרה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1483

(from שׂרָה II; after the form שׂרִיגָה) f. prop. what is fitted together, and so a coat of mail Job 41, 18.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שִׁרְיָה

noun feminine • Page 700

Ref: Job 41:18 [41:26]. Also written שִׁרְיוֹן.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαραια σαραιασ σαραιαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8304:

σαραια 10× (49.6%)

σαραιασ 5× (24.4%)

σαραιαν 2× (10.2%)

ובני וּבְנֵי

and sons

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

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Conjunction, 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%)

עתניאל עָתְנִיאֵל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עתניאל

ʻOthnîyʼêl

Definition

Othniel, an Israelite

Root

from the same as H6273 (עתני) and H410 (אל); force of God;

Exhaustive

from the same as עתני and אל; force of God; Othniel, an Israelite; Othniel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6274

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָתְנִיאֵל

noun proper masculine • Root עתנ • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1149

(Proper name) El is Force.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: γοθονιηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6274:

γοθονιηλ 7× (100.0%)

חתת חֲתַת׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חתת

Chăthath

Definition

Chathath, an Israelite

Root

the same as H2866 (חתת);

Exhaustive

the same as חתת; Chathath, an Israelite; cathath. f

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2867

גדד

gâdad

Definition

to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1464 (גוד));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare גוד); to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into); assemble (selves by troops), gather (selves together, self in troops), cut selves.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1413

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲתַת

unknown • Root נחת • Strongs / High • Page 1507

(not used) Aram. intr. to sink, to incline; hence to be deep = הִין II. Derivat. תַּחְתִּיּוֹת.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גָּדַד

i. v. • Page 128

To cut in, to cut off. Found only in Hithpo. to cut one's self in the body as a superstitious rite or sign of mourning. Deut. 14:1; 1 K. 18:28; Jer. 16:6.

גָּדַד

ii. v. • Root גוד • Page 128

To press, to crowd upon. Ps. 94:21. Hithpo. to collect into one place from fear or terror. Mic. 4:14; Jer. 5:7.

חֶתֶת

m. verbal • Root חתת • Page 258

terror.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2867:

No stats available

Hathath_§Hathath@1Ch.4.13:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

LITV Translation:
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the son of Othniel was Hathath.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.