1 Chronicles 4:5

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ולאשחור וּלְאַשְׁחוּר

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

אשחור

ʼAshchûwr

Definition

Ashchur, an Israelite

Root

probably from H7835 (שחר); black;

Exhaustive

probably from שחר; black; Ashchur, an Israelite; Ashur.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H806

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַשְׁחוּר

noun • Strongs_Numbers • Page 199

See אֲשׁוּר, אִשּׁוּר

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

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H0806:

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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:

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H0001:

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תקוע תְקוֹעַ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תקוע

Tᵉqôwaʻ

Definition

Tekoa, a place in Palestine

Root

a form of H8619 (תקוע);

Exhaustive

a form of תקוע; Tekoa, a place in Palestine; Tekoa, Tekoah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8620

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תְּקֹועַ

noun proper • Root תקע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1529

Proper name of a fortified city on the borders of Judah (firm settlement, home of the prophet Amos).

Matched via consonantal key only

תָּקֹועַ

noun masculine • Root תקע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1529

A wind-instrument, a trumpet.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תְּקוֹעַ

proper name • Page 725

Proper name of a village south-east of Jerusalem, near which the great desert commenced; the birth-place of the prophet Amos. 2 Sam. 14: 2. 1 Chr. 2: 24. Jer. 6: 1. Amos 1: 1.

תָּקְוֹעַ

noun masculine • Root תקע • Page 726

A blowing with the trumpet. Citations: Ezek. 7: 14.

Noun proper name

LXX: θεκωε θεκωιν θεκωῖτισ θεκουε t?

LXX Usage Statistics

H8620:

θεκωε 5× (33.5%)

θεκωιν 2× (12.5%)

θεκωῖτισ 2× (12.5%)

θεκουε 2× (11.4%)

t? 2× (10.3%)

היו הָיוּ

they have become

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

שתי שְׁתֵּי

pair/two/drinkers

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שנים

shᵉnayim

Definition

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

Root

dual of H8145 (שני); feminine שתים;

Exhaustive

dual of שני; feminine שתים; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8147

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁנַיִם

numeral • Root שנה • Strongs / High • Page 1459

Two. (Masculine dual numeral, absolute state; construct state is שְׁנֵי). Used as a numeral, substitute, or adjective, referring to a pair or the double.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁנַיִם

masc. dual • Root שנה • Page 691

two. Includes contracted forms שְׁנֵי and שְׁתֵּי used for the number twelve. References: Gen. 7: 9, 15; Gen. 2: 25.

Noun common feminine dual construct

LXX: δύο δώδεκα '' δέκα ἀμφότεροι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8147:

δύο 437× (51.1%)

δώδεκα 72× (8.9%)

'' 47× (5.2%)

δέκα 35× (4.4%)

ἀμφότεροι 26× (3.3%)

ἀμφότερα 21× (2.7%)

εἴκοσι 19× (2.3%)

δυσὶν 16× (1.6%)

ἀμφοτέρων 15× (1.9%)

--- 13× (1.7%)

נשים נָשׁים

womenkind/mortal women

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 masculine plural absolute

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H0802:

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חלאה חֶלְאָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חלאה

Chelʼâh

Definition

Chelah, an Israelitess

Root

the same as H2457 (חלאה);

Exhaustive

the same as חלאה; Chelah, an Israelitess; Helah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2458

אדר

ʼeder

Definition

amplitude, i.e. (concrete) a mantle; also (figuratively) splendor

Root

from H142 (אדר);

Exhaustive

from אדר; amplitude, i.e. (concrete) a mantle; also (figuratively) splendor; goodly, robe.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H145

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲלָאָה

noun feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 485

1. rust, a covering of rust, on a kettle. 2. (tenderness).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶדֶר

m. verbal • Root אדר • Page 27

1. Broad mantle. Mic. 2:8. 2. Splendour, magnificence. Zech. 11:13.

חֶלְאָה

noun feminine • Root , • Page 228

rust, for example, of brazen pots. (Ezek. 24:6 ff.)

Noun proper name feminine

LXX:

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H2458:

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Helah_§Helah@1Ch.4.5:

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ונערה וְנַעֲרָה׃

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

נערה

Naʻărâh

Definition

Naarah, the name of an Israelitess, and of a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H5291 (נערה);

Exhaustive

the same as נערה; Naarah, the name of an Israelitess, and of a place in Palestine; Naarah, Naarath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5292

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נַעֲרָה

noun / feminine / proper name • Root נער • Strongs / High • Page 978

A maiden, young woman, female servant; also a waterfall. It is also a proper name for a city in Ephraim and a female name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נַעֲרָה

fem. of נַעַר / dec. xii. e. • Root נער • Page 448

1. a young female, a maiden. Judg. 19:3 ff. Est. 2:9, 13. 2. a hand-maid, maid-servant. Prov. 9:3, 31:15. 3. proper name of a city on the borders of the tribe of Ephraim, Josh. 16:7.

Conjunction, Noun proper name feminine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5292b:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And to Ashur the father of Tekoa, were two wives, Helah and Naarah.

LITV Translation:
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.