1 Chronicles 4:19

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%)

אשת אֵשֶׁת

woman

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אשה

ʼishshâh

Definition

a woman

Root

feminine of H376 (איש) or H582 (אנוש); irregular plural, נשים;(used in the same wide sense as H582 (אנוש))

Exhaustive

feminine of איש or אנוש; irregular plural, נשים;(used in the same wide sense as אנוש); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H802

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אִשֶּׁה

noun masculine • Root אש • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

Sacrificial fire, altar-flame, a burning; specifically a sacrifice.

אִשָּׁה

noun feminine • Root אנש • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

Woman, wife, female; also applied to animals (female) and metaphorically to things with weak or feminine characteristics.

אֶשָּׁה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

Fire.

אָשָׁה

verb • Root אשה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 197

(Not used) To be firm, close, to be firmly fitted together; to support.

בָּאְשָׁה

noun feminine • Root באש • Lemma_Lookup • Page 217

a stink-weed, bad or poisonous weed.

לְאִשָּׁה

prepositional phrase • Lemma_Lookup • Page 757

Into a woman; as in 'Lord God built the rib into a woman'.

נָשָׂא אִשָּׁה

verb • Root נשא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 992

To lead home a wife, to marry.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִשֶּׁה

m. const. אִשֵּׁה / plur. const. אִשֵּׁי • Root אש • Page 75

Firing, something on fire, an offering. A generic word including every species of offering. Lev. 24:7, 9; Ex 29:18, 25, 41; Lev. 1:9, 13, 17, etc. Plur. אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה Lev. 2:3, 10.

אִשָּׁה

noun feminine • Root אנוש איש • Page 75

1. woman—Applied as a designation of sex, even in animals, Gen. 7:2. 2. wife, hence אֵשֶׁת אָב 'father’s wife' (stepmother), Lev. 18:8. Often with genitives denoting quality (e.g., lovely woman, Prov. 11:16). 3. with אָחוֹת or רְעוּת for 'the one... the other.' 4. some one. 5. every one. Ex. 3:22.

אֵשָׁה

noun feminine • Root אש • Page 75

i. q. (equivalent to) אֵשׁ 'fire'. This is the best explanation of the Kethib in Jer. 6:29.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0802:

No stats available

הודיה הוֹדִיָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הודיה

Hôwdîyâh

Definition

Hodijah, the name of three Israelites

Root

a form of H1938 (הודויה);

Exhaustive

a form of הודויה; Hodijah, the name of three Israelites; Hodijah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1941

גדול

gâdôwl

Definition

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Root

or גדל; (shortened) from H1431 (גדל);

Exhaustive

or גדל; (shortened) from גדל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1419

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הוֹדִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 394

The same as הוֹדַוְיָה; a proper masculine name.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ωδουια '' μέγασ μέγα μεγάλην μεγάλη μεγάλῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1941:

ωδουια 2× (36.0%)

'' 2× (30.6%)

Hodiah_§Hodiah@1Ch.4.19:

μέγασ 64× (12.4%)

μέγα 56× (10.9%)

μεγάλην 54× (10.6%)

μεγάλη 49× (9.6%)

μεγάλῃ 41× (8.2%)

μέγαν 36× (6.5%)

μεγάλου 30× (5.7%)

μεγάλα 26× (5.1%)

--- 19× (3.9%)

'' 18× (3.1%)

אחות אֲחוֹת

a sister

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחות

ʼâchôwth

Definition

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

Root

irregular feminine of H251 (אח);

Exhaustive

irregular feminine of אח; a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively); (an-) other, sister, together.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H269

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָחוֹת

noun feminine • Root אחות אחר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 98

Sister (of full or half blood); female relative or kinswoman; metaphorically used for sister cities or kingdoms; used to express 'one to another' (e.g., curtains, wings) denoting connection.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָחוֹת

noun feminine • Root אח • Page 38

1. sister; 2. one more distantly related. Ref: Num. 6: 7.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0269:

No stats available

נחם נַחַם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נחם

Nacham

Definition

Nacham, an Israelite

Root

from H5162 (נחם); consolation;

Exhaustive

from נחם; consolation; Nacham, an Israelite; Naham.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5163

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נֶחֱם

proper name / masculine • Root נחם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 959

Nehem, a proper name meaning 'comfort'.

Matched via consonantal key only

נָחַם

verb • Root נחם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 961

Verb. Kal (not used): 1. to breathe forth, to groan, to sigh; 2. to feel strongly, warmly, to be excited. Niphal (נִחַם): to be sorry, to have compassion, to grieve, to feel sympathy.

Matched via consonantal key only

נֹחַם

noun proper masculine • Root נחם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 962

consolation, satisfaction

Matched via consonantal key only

נֹחַם

noun masculine • Root נחם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 962

repentance, compassion

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5163:

No stats available

אבי אֲבִי

I am causing to come

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אב

ʼâb

Definition

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָב

noun masculine • Root אבה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 43

Father; benefactor, care-taker, supporter; spiritual benefactor (teacher, instructor, counsellor); chief adviser, Visier; lord, possessor, holder (figuratively in compounds); founder of a domestic society or race; spiritual begetter, i.e. Creator, God.

אָב

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 44

God, as the creator, benefactor, care-taker, ruler; frequently used in compound proper names denoting God.

אָב

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 254

Father (used here as master/teacher)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָב

m. prim. irreg. • Page 16

1. father, properly so called; freq. 2. grandfather, forefather, ancestor (Gen. 28: 13, 1 K. 15: 11, 1 Chr. 2: 45, Gen. 4: 20, 21). 3. maker, creator (Job 38: 28). In this sense, applied to Jehovah (Is. 63: 16, 64: 7). 4. benefactor, guardian (Job 29: 16, Ps. 68: 6). Applied to the expected Messiah as אֲבִי עַד 'the eternal father of his people' (Is. 9: 5). 5. a title of respect for prophets and priests, even from kings (2 K. 6: 21, 13: 14, Judg. 17: 10). 6. 'father of the king', an oriental expression to designate a vizier or prime minister (Gen. 45: 8).

אָב

noun masculine • Page 17

Father. Beyond the literal sense, it is used for a counsellor or teacher (Gen. 41:43) and figuratively for the grave (Job 17:14). It appears in compound proper names (e.g., Abraham, Abigail) and includes the Chaldee form (Dan. 2:23).

אָב

noun masculine • Root אבה • Page 17

Wish, desire. Core biblical reference: Job 34:36.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0001:

No stats available

קעילה קְעִילָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

קעילה

Qᵉʻîylâh

Definition

Keilah, a place in Palestine

Root

perhaps from H7049 (קלע) in the sense of enclosing; citadel;

Exhaustive

perhaps from קלע in the sense of enclosing; citadel; Keilah, a place in Palestine; Keilah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7084

Fürst

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קְעִילָה

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1286

Fortress, citadel, or an enclosed place; name of a city in Judah, near the Philistine border.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

קְעִילָה

proper name • Page 590

proper name of a city in the tribe of Judah. Josh. 15: 44. 1 Sam. 23: 1. 1 Chr. 4: 19. See Relandi Palæstina, p. 698.

Noun proper name

LXX: κεϊλα pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7084:

κεϊλα 13× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 5× (26.0%)

הגרמי הַגַּרְמי

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

גרמי

Garmîy

Definition

bony, i.e. strong

Root

from H1634 (גרם);

Exhaustive

from גרם; bony, i.e. strong; Garmite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1636

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גַּרְמִי

proper noun / masculine • Strongs / High • Page 340

A proper noun, masculine, meaning 'strong'.

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1636:

No stats available

ואשתמע וְאֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ

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

אשתמע

ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ

Definition

Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine

Root

or אשתמוע; or אשתמה; from H8085 (שמע) (in the sense of obedience);

Exhaustive

or אשתמוע; or אשתמה; from שמע (in the sense of obedience); Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh, a place in Palestine; Eshtemoa, Eshtemoh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H851

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 208

Same as אֶשְׁתְּמֹה (Eshtemoh).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0851:

No stats available

המעכתי הַמַּעֲכָתִי׃

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

מעכה

Maʻăkâh

Definition

Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian woman

Root

or מעכת; (Joshua 13:13), from H4600 (מעך); depression;

Exhaustive

or מעכת; (Joshua 13:13), from מעך; depression; Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian woman; Maachah, Maachathites. See also בית מעכה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4601

מעכתי

Maʻăkâthîy

Definition

a Maakathite, or inhabitant of Maakah

Root

patrial from H4601 (מעכה);

Exhaustive

patrial from מעכה; a Maakathite, or inhabitant of Maakah; Maachathite.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4602

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲכָה

proper name • Root מעך • Strongs / High • Page 754

A proper name derived from מָעַךְ.

מַעֲכָה

noun proper • Root מעך • Strongs / High • Page 884

Proper name of: 1. a region which bounded the east-Jordan land to the north. 2. the chief city of the small Aramaean kingdom mentioned.

מַעֲכָה

noun proper feminine • Strongs / High • Page 885

queen, princess; also a proper name.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲכָתִי

noun proper • Root מעכה • Strongs / High • Page 885

A reference to מַעֲכָה, likely a gentilic form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַעֲכָה

noun • Page 392

A people and country east of Jordan, at the foot of Antilibanus. 2 Sam. 10:6, 8; 1 Chr. 19:6, 7; Josh. 13:13. More fully אֲרָם מַעֲכָה (1 Chr. 19:6).

Particle definite article, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: μααχα μοωχα μωχα μαχατι μαχαθι

LXX Usage Statistics

H4601:

μααχα 8× (29.9%)

μοωχα 4× (15.5%)

μωχα 3× (11.7%)

μαχατι 3× (8.2%)

μαχαθι 2× (7.2%)

ανα 2× (7.2%)

H4602:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sons of the woman Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa, the Maachathite.

LITV Translation:
And the sons of his wife were Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the sons of the wife of Hodiah the sister of Naham the father of Keilah; Garmi, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.