1 Chronicles 4:32

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וחצריהם וְחַצְרֵיהֶם

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

חצר

châtsêr

Definition

a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)

Root

(masculine and feminine); from H2690 (חצר) in its original sense;

Exhaustive

(masculine and feminine); from חצר in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls); court, tower, village.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2691

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

חָצֵר

verb / intransitive • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 519

An intransitive verb not used in the Kal stem with two primary meanings: 1. to sound shrill, to clang, to peal, of a voice or musical instrument. 2. to bloom, to be green, to sprout forth.

חָצֵר

noun / common gender • Root חצר • Strongs / High • Page 520

1. A court, atrium, of a palace or temple; an uncovered enclosed space, a court-yard. Also a guard-court or prison. 2. A village, a hamlet, a villa, enclosed within itself, often belonging to city districts.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָצֵר

noun masculine • Root חצר • Page 244

1. court before a building. Neh. 8:16. Est. 5:2. especially of the tabernacle and temple, Ex. 27:9 ff. 2. a small place, village, such as were attached to larger towns. Josh. 13:23, 28.

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

LXX: αὐλῆσ αὐλὴν αὐλῇ αὐλαῖσ κῶμαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H2691a:

αὐλῆσ 47× (25.7%)

αὐλὴν 26× (13.9%)

αὐλῇ 23× (11.2%)

αὐλαῖσ 13× (6.6%)

κῶμαι 12× (5.4%)

ἐπαύλεισ 10× (5.3%)

--- 9× (5.8%)

'' 8× (4.4%)

αὐλήν 6× (3.1%)

αὐλὴ 5× (3.0%)

עיטם עֵיטָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עיטם

ʻÊyṭâm

Definition

Etam, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5861 (עיט); hawk-ground;

Exhaustive

from עיט; hawk-ground; Etam, a place in Palestine; Etam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5862

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵיטָם

proper name • Page 503

The proper name of a city in the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4: 3, 32; 2 Chr. 11: 6) and of a rock (Judg. 15: 8, 11).

Noun proper name

LXX: αιταμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5862:

αιταμ 3× (73.0%)

ועין וָעַיִן

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

עין

ʻAyin

Definition

Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine

Root

the same as H5869 (עין); fountain;

Exhaustive

the same as עין; fountain; Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine; Ain.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5871

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַיִן

noun feminine • Root עין • Strongs / High • Page 1081

1. The eye, oculus, as the organ of sight; used figuratively for perception, attention, favorable/unfavorable views, and expression of emotion (e.g., proud, humble, joyous look). It also denotes the middle of the forehead (between the eyes), or proximity ('in the eyes of one'). 2. The eye as a fountain of tears. 3. A look or gaze (e.g., piercingly, enviously). 4. What presents itself to the sight: a phenomenon, appearance, sight, or prospect.

עַיִן

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1082

The eye, bead or pearl, of wine.

עַיִן

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1082

A fountain (constr. עֵין), pl. עֲיָנֹת.

עַיִן

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1082

Proper name of a city of Simeon/Levitical city within Judah (7a), or a locality in the north-east of Palestine (7b).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַיִן

com. gen. • Page 503

1. an eye (Ezek. 12: 12). 2. 'before the eyes of any one' (Gen. 23: 11, 18). 3. 'in the eyes', i.e. in the judgment.

עַיִן

m. denom. • Root עין • Page 505

looking askance, envious. Found in 1 Sam. 18:9 Keri.

עַיִן

noun • Page 504

1. Ment or opinion, often conveying the idea of seeming or appearing (Gen. 19:14, 2 Sam. 10:3). 2. A bead or bubble in wine (Prov. 23:31). 3. Perhaps a look (Cant. 4:9). 4. Face, countenance, like פָנִים (Ps. 6:8, Num. 14:14). 5. The surface (Ex. 10:5, Num. 22:5). 6. Appearance, form (Num. 11:7, Lev. 13:5, Ezek. 1:4). 7. A spring, fountain, with plural עֵינוֹת (Gen. 16:7). The eye is figuratively considered a fountain of tears.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5871:

No stats available

רמון רִמּוֹן

the pomegranate

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רמון

Rimmôwn

Definition

Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine

Root

or (shorter) (רמן; or רמונו; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (H77 (אבץ))), the same as H7416 (רמון); in Joshua 19:13: המתאר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of H8388 (תאר); the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).

Exhaustive

or (shorter) (רמן; or רמונו; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (אבץ)), the same as רמון; in Joshua 19:13: המתאר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of תאר; the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).; Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine; Remmon, Rimmon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7417

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רִמֹּון

noun masculine • Root רמם • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1341

1. Prop. bright-red, shining; hence a pomegranate tree or fruit. 2. Metaphorical pomegranate-shaped balls, ornaments on the high-priest's dress, or artificial pomegranates in architecture. 3. Name of a Syrian deity, aspect of Adonis.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רִמּוֹן

m. dec. i. • Page 620

1. a pomegranate. Cant. 4: 3. As an artificial ornament, Ex. 28: 33, 34. 2. a pomegranate-tree. Joel 1: 12. 3. a proper name (1.) of a city in Simeon (Josh. 15: 32), (2.) of a rock near Gibeah (Judg. 20: 45), (3.) a city in Zebulun (Josh. 19: 13), (4.) a station of the Israelites (Num. 33: 19).

Noun proper name

LXX: ρεμμων ρεμμαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7417c:

ρεμμων 9× (49.6%)

ρεμμαν 3× (17.7%)

ותכן וְתֹכֶן

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

תכן

Tôken

Definition

Token, a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H8506 (תכן);

Exhaustive

the same as תכן; Token, a place in Palestine; Tochen.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8507

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תֹּכֶן

noun masculine • Root תכן • Strongs / High • Page 1512

m. 1. a determinate number or

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8507:

No stats available

ועשן וְעָשָׁן

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

עשן

ʻÂshân

Definition

Ashan, a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H6227 (עשן);

Exhaustive

the same as עשן; Ashan, a place in Palestine; Ashan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6228

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָשָׁן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1142

1. Smoke, vapour. A symbol of the luminous essence of God or a figure of transitoriness. 2. Vapour of a snorting animal or violent anger. 3. Name of a locality (Bēth 'Āshān).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: ασαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6228:

ασαν 2× (45.6%)

ערים עָרים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עיר

ʻîyr

Definition

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Root

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עור)

Exhaustive

or (in the plural) ער; or עיר; (Judges 10:4), from עור; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5892

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1061

Proper name masculine meaning 'one setting up, strengthening'.

עִיר

noun feminine • Root עור • Strongs / High • Page 1083

1. An enclosed, fenced place, proceeding from the verb-idea 'to fence round, encircle, enclose'; hence town, city. 2. dwelling.

עִיר

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 1084

1. A tower, a castle, a tower of watch; 2. A city generally, also a village, hamlet, or encampment; 3. Part of a city; 4. Metaphor for the inhabitants of a city.

עִיר

noun masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

Heat, anger, wrath.

עִיר

noun proper masculine • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A proper name (a man mentioned in 1 Chr. 7, 12).

עִיר

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עיר • Strongs / High • Page 1084

A watcher (Aram.), referring to archangels, good angels, or fallen ones.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֵעִיר

verb • Root עור • Page 498

1. To awaken from sleep. Zech. 4:1. 2. To stir up (e.g., the leviathan). Job 41:2; Deut. 32:11. 3. intrans. to awake. Ps. 35:23; Job 8:6.

עִיר

noun feminine • Page 505

I. a city. References include city of God (Ps. 46: 5), the holy city (Neh. 11: 1), and several proper names like city of salt and city of palms (Jericho).

עִיר

noun • Page 505

II. perhaps anger, hostile attack. Jer. 15:8; Hos. 11:9. Comp. Arab. med. Vav to attack, assault.

עִיר

m. chald. • Page 505

a watcher, a name of angels in the later Jewish demonology, so called because they watch over the souls of men. Dan. 4: 10, 14, 20.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: πόλεισ πόλιν πόλεωσ πόλει πόλισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5892b:

πόλεισ 250× (22.9%)

πόλιν 200× (17.5%)

πόλεωσ 192× (17.0%)

πόλει 120× (9.9%)

πόλισ 83× (7.5%)

πόλεσιν 76× (6.1%)

πόλεων 50× (4.4%)

'' 35× (3.1%)

--- 26× (2.7%)

pεἰσ 16× (1.7%)

חמש חָמֵשׁ׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חמש

châmêsh

Definition

five

Root

masculine חמשה; a primitive numeral;

Exhaustive

masculine חמשה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2568

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חָמֵשׁ

numeral / cardinal / feminine • Root חמש • Strongs / High • Page 501

Five (feminine cardinal number).

חָמֵשׁ

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Word derived from an old noun-ending (-שׁ), from חָמָם.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חִמֵּשׁ

pi. denom. • Root חמש • Page 236

to cause to pay one fifth part as a tithe or tax. Gen. 41:34.

חָמֵשׁ

f. and m. • Page 236

five. Plur. חֲמִשִּׁים fifty.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πέντε εἴκοσι πεντακόσιοι '' πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2568:

πέντε 209× (47.9%)

εἴκοσι 34× (7.5%)

πεντακόσιοι 25× (6.0%)

'' 12× (2.7%)

πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ 11× (2.2%)

πεντακοσίουσ 10× (2.6%)

δέκα 9× (2.1%)

πεντεκαίδεκα 8× (2.0%)

πεντακόσια 7× (1.7%)

τριάκοντα 7× (1.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And their villages Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen, and Ashan; five cities.

LITV Translation:
And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities.