1 Chronicles 5:23

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובני וּבְנֵ֗י

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%)

חצי חֲצִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חצי

chêtsîy

Definition

the half or middle

Root

from H2673 (חצה)lemma חעה ayin, corrected to חצה;

Exhaustive

from חצהlemma חעה ayin, corrected to חצה; the half or middle; half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2677

Fürst

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חֵצִי

m. pl. • Root חצץ • Strongs / High • Page 517

m. pl. for חֲצָרִים 1 Sam. 20, 36-38.

חֵצִי

noun masculine • Root חצה • Strongs / High • Page 517

(in pause חָצִי, with suff. חֶצְיוֹ, חֶצְיְכֶם) m. the half, half part (of a thing divided into two halves); to divide into two parts; the middle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֵצִי

m. verbal • Root חצה • Page 243

1. middle, midst (Judg. 16:3). 2. half (Ex. 24:6, 2 Sam. 18:3). 3. i.q. חֵץ an arrow (1 Sam. 20:36, 37, 38, 2 K. 9:24). m. verbal from חָצָה.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἥμισυ ἡμίσουσ ἡμίσει '' ἡμίσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2677:

ἥμισυ 54× (42.6%)

ἡμίσουσ 26× (21.1%)

ἡμίσει 15× (10.9%)

'' 13× (10.8%)

ἡμίσεισ 4× (3.0%)

--- 2× (1.9%)

[d] 2× (1.7%)

שבט שֵׁבֶט

rod/scepter

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שבט

shêbeṭ

Definition

a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to branch off;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan; [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7626

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁבֶט

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example used in comparison of sibilants.

שֵׁבֶט

noun masculine • Root שבט • Strongs / High • Page 1372

1. A stick, for striking and chastising (rod of oppression, staff, shepherd's crook, sceptre); also denotes shepherds/rulers. 2. Fig. a tribe, a stem, applied particularly to the twelve Jewish tribes. 3. A comet.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁבֶט

noun masculine • Page 651

The rod or scourge of his mouth; 2. the staff of a ruler, a sceptre (Gen. 49: 10, Num. 24: 17); 3. a measuring staff or rod; a portion of land, a lot, inheritance (Ps. 74: 2, Jer. 10: 16); 4. a spear, javelin (2 Sam. 18: 14); 5. a tribe, spoken of the tribes of Israel (Ex. 28: 21, Judg. 20: 2).

שֵׁבֶט

chald. n. • Root שבט • Page 651

A tribe, i. q. Heb. שֵׁבֶט no. 5. Ezra 6: 17.

שֵׁבֶט and שֶׁבֶט

com. gen. • Page 650

1. a stick, staff, rod. Lev. 27: 32; Ps. 2: 9. Particularly for chastisement, (Prov. 10: 13. 13: 24. 22: 8.) hence a rod of correction, Job 9: 34. Is. 10: 5, 11: 4.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: φυλῆσ φυλῶν ῥάβδῳ φυλαῖσ φυλὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7626:

φυλῆσ 29× (15.9%)

φυλῶν 26× (13.6%)

ῥάβδῳ 13× (6.5%)

φυλαῖσ 12× (6.0%)

φυλὰσ 11× (5.4%)

φυλὴν 9× (4.6%)

φυλὴ 9× (4.9%)

φυλάσ 7× (3.6%)

ῥάβδον 6× (3.0%)

ῥάβδοσ 6× (3.1%)

מנשה מְנַשּׁה

Forgotten ("Manasseh")

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מנשה

Mᵉnashsheh

Definition

Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Root

from H5382 (נשה); causing to forget;

Exhaustive

from נשה; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Manasseh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4519

Fürst

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מְנַשֶּׁה

noun proper masculine • Root נשה • Strongs / High • Page 875

A son of Joseph, adopted by Jacob, and the tribe named after him; also the land assigned to the tribe. Also used as a proper name elsewhere.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנַשֶּׁה

noun masculine • Page 387

(causing to forget, see Gen. 42:51.) Manasseh, the son of Joseph, who, being adopted by his grandfather, inherited equally with the sons of Jacob. Gen. 48:1 ff.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μανασση μανασσησ '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H4519:

μανασση 108× (73.9%)

μανασσησ 19× (13.6%)

'' 5× (3.0%)

--- 4× (2.9%)

μανασση 4× (2.5%)

εφραιμ 2× (1.4%)

ישבו יָשְׁבוּ

they are sitting

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישב

yâshab

Definition

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3427

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יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Strongs / High • Page 656

To sit, remain, dwell. The fundamental meaning is to keep firmly in a place, to hold it firmly, to possess it, and therefore to sit. Piel (יִשֵּׁב): to pitch a dwelling. Hifil (הוֹשִׁיב): to cause to sit, to cause to dwell, to cause to be inhabited. Hophal (הוּשַׁב): to be inhabited, to be made to dwell, to be settled in.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָשַׁב

verb • Root ישב • Page 301

1. To seat one's self, to sit (Ps. 9:8, Ps. 80:2, Is. 37:16). Includes sitting as a judge (Ps. 9:8) or lying in wait (Ps. 10:8). 2. To continue (Gen. 24:55, 29:19, Hos. 3:3). 3. To dwell (Gen. 13:6, Gen. 4:20, Ps. 22:4). 4. Passive: to be inhabited or habitable (Is. 13:20, Jer. 17:6). Niph. נוֹשַׁב to be inhabited (Ex. 16:35).

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: κατοικοῦντασ κατοικοῦντεσ ἐκάθισεν ἐκάθισαν κατῴκησεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3427:

κατοικοῦντασ 88× (7.4%)

κατοικοῦντεσ 80× (6.4%)

ἐκάθισεν 61× (5.4%)

ἐκάθισαν 37× (3.4%)

κατῴκησεν 34× (3.1%)

ἐκάθητο 29× (2.8%)

κατῴκησαν 28× (2.6%)

κατῴκει 24× (2.3%)

κατοικοῦσιν 23× (2.0%)

κατοικεῖν 23× (2.2%)

בארץ בָּאָרֶץ

in the Earthly One

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ארץ

ʼerets

Definition

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H776

Fürst

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אֶרֶץ

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

(Not used) To be hard, firm, dense. (Root of the following noun)

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 193

Earth, as firm land i.e. a dense firm mass, in opposition to water. Includes meanings: a) the earth in opposition to heaven; b) earth as an element/material; c) the ground; d) piece of land/field; e) land of habitation or fatherland.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶרֶץ

noun masculine • Page 73

Earth, land. (masc. rarely, Gen. 13: 6; Is. 9: 18).

אֶרֶץ

noun feminine • Page 74

1. earth; also inhabitants of the earth, Gen. 6:11. 11:1. 2. land; e.g. אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם the land of Egypt. Sometimes Palestine, Joel 1:2. 3. jurisdiction of a city. Josh. 8:1. Plur. אֲרָצוֹת lands.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0776:

No stats available

מבשן מִבָּשׁן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בשן

Bâshân

Definition

Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan; Bashan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1316

Fürst

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בָּשָׁן

verb • Strongs / High • Page 284

Intr. to be hard, rocky, spoken of basaltic ground; to be fruitful.

בָּשָׁן

noun proper • Root בשן • Strongs / High • Page 284

(Basalt-land) 1) Name of a mountainous, fruitful country on the other side of Jordan, celebrated for its oak-forests and fat pastures. 2) Name of a city in Bashan.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בָּשָׁן

proper name • Page 119

A country beyond Jordan, between the rivers Jabbok and Arnon, celebrated for its pastures, whence the mention of the bulls and rams of Bashan.

Prep-M, Noun proper name

LXX: βασαν βασανίτιδι βασανίτιδοσ πῖον βασανῖτιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1316:

βασαν 39× (66.1%)

βασανίτιδι 7× (9.9%)

βασανίτιδοσ 3× (4.9%)

πῖον 2× (4.1%)

βασανῖτιν 2× (3.5%)

עד עַד־

until/perpetually/witness

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עד

ʻad

Definition

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

Root

properly, the same as H5703 (עד) (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as עד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5704

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַד

particle • Strongs / High • Page 1053

A particle expressing continuance, progress, or duration; until, unto, as far as, up to, during, even, exceedingly. Denotes limits in space, time (till now, forever), or degree (highest limit).

עַד

noun • Root עדה ערה • Strongs / High • Page 1053

Progress, advance (in space); duration, perpetuitas; hence, eternity, perpetuity, everlasting.

עַד

adverb / preposition • Root עוד • Strongs / High • Page 1060

Adverb: again, once more (repetition); continuedly, continually (continuance of action); longer, further, advanced state. Also Preposition/Conjunction: till, now, during (a time), while still.

עַד

preposition / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1054

1. (Of space) To, unto, as far as, even to; also like, as. 2. (Of time/Conj.) Till now, whilst that, until, so that, to the degree that. 3. (Particle) Even (used to intensify meaning).

עַד

noun masculine • Root עדה • Strongs / High • Page 1054

Booty, spoil (parallel to plunder).

עַד

noun masculine • Root עדה • Strongs / High • Page 1054

Dress, ornament (found only in proper names).

עַד

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1054

Witness, testimony (collateral form of עֵד).

עַד

aram. prep. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1054

(Aramaic, same as Hebr. עַד 2) During, until, till at the last; to the intent that.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַד

m. subst. / preposition / conj. • Root עדה • Page 491

1. as a subst. eternity, duration. Ps. 9: 19. 19: 10. 2. as a subst. booty, prey. Gen. 49: 27. 3. as a prep. unto, until, spoken of time and space. Hab. 1: 2. 4. as a prep. during, while. Judg. 3: 26. 5. as a conj. until, construed with a pret. Josh.

עַד

chald. prep. and conj. • Page 492

As in Hebrew (preceding page).

Preposition

LXX: ἕωσ εἰσ '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H5704:

ἕωσ 1013× (78.3%)

εἰσ 28× (2.2%)

'' 26× (1.7%)

--- 24× (1.9%)

ἕωσ 22× (1.7%)

μέχρι 12× (0.9%)

ἔτι 11× (0.8%)

ἐπὶ 9× (0.7%)

dἕωσ 7× (0.5%)

πρὸσ 7× (0.6%)

בעל בַּעַל

a baal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בעל חרמון

Baʻal Chermôwn

Definition

Baal-Chermon, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1167 (בעל) and H2768 (חרמון); possessor of Hermon;

Exhaustive

from בעל and חרמון; possessor of Hermon; Baal-Chermon, a place in Palestine; Baal-hermon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1179

אבים

ʼĂbîyâm

Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Root

from H1 (אב) and H3220 (ים); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Exhaustive

from אב and ים; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah; Abijam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H38

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּעֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 265

Aramaic masculine same as Hebrew בַּעַל in the sense lord, possessor; therefore בְּעֵל טְעֵם prop. lord of the (royal) decree i.e. either stadtholder, or chancellor.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּעַל

noun masculine • Root בעל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 262

1. Master, lord, possessor, owner; husband; (in plural construct before city names) dwellers, citizens. 2. Baal, the supreme god of the Syro-Phoenician peoples.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּעַל

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 264

a) A personal proper name (1 Chr. 5:5; 8:30). b) The proper name of a city in Simeon, which may be identical with Ba'alath-Beer.

Matched via consonantal key only

בָּעַל

verb • Root בעל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 262

(Not used in Qal) 1. To be big, mighty, strong, to vanquish. 2. Metaphorically to possess, to have.

Matched via consonantal key only

בָּעַל

verb • Root בעל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 264

To be lord, possessor, to rule; oftener to take to wife, to marry (prop. according to the oriental view to rule the woman).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּעַל

noun • Root בעל • Page 107

1. lord, owner. (Ex. 21:28; Judg. 19:22). 2. husband (as the lord of the wife). (2 Sam. 11:26; Ex. 21:22). 3. Joined with many substantives of different significations, it denotes one who possesses or is otherwise connected with the thing denoted by the noun. (Ex. 24:14, Prov. 1:17, Is. 41:15).

בַּעַל

noun masculine • Root בעל • Page 108

Masters, owners, inhabitants, or citizens. Gen. 37: 19 (masters of arrows); Gen. 49: 23 (masters of an oath/covenant). Joined with city name, denotes an inhabitant (Josh. 24: 11, Judg. 9: 2). Name of the tutelary god of the Phenicians and Syrians (Judg. 6: 25, 1 K. 18: 18). Often identified with Hercules (Ἡρακλῆς) by the Greeks. Plural: הַבְּעָלִים (the Baals or Baalim).

בַּעַל

chald. idem. • Root בעל • Page 108

Same as the Hebrew equivalent. Ezra 4: 8. See טְעֵם.

בָּעַל

verb • Page 107

1. to possess, command, rule over. (Is. 26:13; 1 Chr. 4:22). 2. to take for a wife, to marry. (Deut. 21:13, 24:1; Is. 62:5). 3. construed with בְּ, to despise, loathe. (Jer. 3:14, 31:32).

בַּעַל חֶרְמוֹן

noun proper • Root בעל • Page 108

A part of mount Antilibanus. Judg. 3: 3. 1 Chr. 5: 23.

Noun proper name

LXX: βααλερμων βαλαερμων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1179:

βααλερμων 2× (54.1%)

βαλαερμων 2× (45.9%)

Hermon_Mount@Deu.3.8+:

No stats available

חרמון חֶרְמוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בעל חרמון

Baʻal Chermôwn

Definition

Baal-Chermon, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1167 (בעל) and H2768 (חרמון); possessor of Hermon;

Exhaustive

from בעל and חרמון; possessor of Hermon; Baal-Chermon, a place in Palestine; Baal-hermon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1179

אבים

ʼĂbîyâm

Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Root

from H1 (אב) and H3220 (ים); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Exhaustive

from אב and ים; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah; Abijam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H38

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּעֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 265

Aramaic masculine same as Hebrew בַּעַל in the sense lord, possessor; therefore בְּעֵל טְעֵם prop. lord of the (royal) decree i.e. either stadtholder, or chancellor.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּעַל

noun masculine • Root בעל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 262

1. Master, lord, possessor, owner; husband; (in plural construct before city names) dwellers, citizens. 2. Baal, the supreme god of the Syro-Phoenician peoples.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּעַל

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 264

a) A personal proper name (1 Chr. 5:5; 8:30). b) The proper name of a city in Simeon, which may be identical with Ba'alath-Beer.

Matched via consonantal key only

בָּעַל

verb • Root בעל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 262

(Not used in Qal) 1. To be big, mighty, strong, to vanquish. 2. Metaphorically to possess, to have.

Matched via consonantal key only

בָּעַל

verb • Root בעל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 264

To be lord, possessor, to rule; oftener to take to wife, to marry (prop. according to the oriental view to rule the woman).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּעַל

noun • Root בעל • Page 107

1. lord, owner. (Ex. 21:28; Judg. 19:22). 2. husband (as the lord of the wife). (2 Sam. 11:26; Ex. 21:22). 3. Joined with many substantives of different significations, it denotes one who possesses or is otherwise connected with the thing denoted by the noun. (Ex. 24:14, Prov. 1:17, Is. 41:15).

בַּעַל

noun masculine • Root בעל • Page 108

Masters, owners, inhabitants, or citizens. Gen. 37: 19 (masters of arrows); Gen. 49: 23 (masters of an oath/covenant). Joined with city name, denotes an inhabitant (Josh. 24: 11, Judg. 9: 2). Name of the tutelary god of the Phenicians and Syrians (Judg. 6: 25, 1 K. 18: 18). Often identified with Hercules (Ἡρακλῆς) by the Greeks. Plural: הַבְּעָלִים (the Baals or Baalim).

בַּעַל

chald. idem. • Root בעל • Page 108

Same as the Hebrew equivalent. Ezra 4: 8. See טְעֵם.

בָּעַל

verb • Page 107

1. to possess, command, rule over. (Is. 26:13; 1 Chr. 4:22). 2. to take for a wife, to marry. (Deut. 21:13, 24:1; Is. 62:5). 3. construed with בְּ, to despise, loathe. (Jer. 3:14, 31:32).

בַּעַל חֶרְמוֹן

noun proper • Root בעל • Page 108

A part of mount Antilibanus. Judg. 3: 3. 1 Chr. 5: 23.

Noun proper name

LXX: βααλερμων βαλαερμων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1179:

βααλερμων 2× (54.1%)

βαλαερμων 2× (45.9%)

Hermon_Mount@Deu.3.8:

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ושניר וּשְׂנִיר

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

שניר

Shᵉnîyr

Definition

Shenir or Senir, a summit of Lebanon

Root

or שניר; from an unused root meaning to be pointed; peak;

Exhaustive

or שניר; from an unused root meaning to be pointed; peak; Shenir or Senir, a summit of Lebanon; Senir, Shenir.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8149

אבים

ʼĂbîyâm

Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Root

from H1 (אב) and H3220 (ים); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Exhaustive

from אב and ים; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah; Abijam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H38

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁנִיר or שְׂנִיר

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1460

A projecting mountain-peak or a snow mountain, also called שִׁיאֹן (n. p.), located among the Amorites.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׂנִיר

name • Page 641

name of a ridge of mountains among the Amorites, usually called Hermon. Deut. 3: 9. 1 Chr. 5: 23.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: σανιρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8149:

σανιρ 3× (73.0%)

Hermon_Mount@Deu.3.8:

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והר וְהַר־

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

הר

har

Definition

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

Root

a shortened form of H2042 (הרר);

Exhaustive

a shortened form of הרר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2022

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הַר

noun / masculine • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 411

1. a mountain, a hill. 2. Figuratively, a great power, kingdom, or obstacle. 3. A mountain-district or hill country.

הַר

noun • Root הרר • Strongs / High • Page 412

A mountain, height. The noun comes from a stem meaning to be high or elevated. It is used to refer to mountainous districts and in combination with place names.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַר

noun masculine • Page 192

a mountain, often a chain of mountains, mountainous country (Gen. 14:10). Plural: הָרִים.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ὄροσ ὄρουσ ὄρει ὄρη ὀρέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H2022:

ὄροσ 157× (27.0%)

ὄρουσ 100× (17.5%)

ὄρει 92× (14.0%)

ὄρη 79× (14.2%)

ὀρέων 46× (8.1%)

ὄρεσιν 14× (2.2%)

--- 10× (2.0%)

ὀρεινὴν 7× (1.0%)

pεἰσ 6× (1.2%)

ὀρέων 5× (0.8%)

חרמון חֶרְמוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חרמון

Chermôwn

Definition

Chermon, a mount of Palestine

Root

from H2763 (חרם); abrupt;

Exhaustive

from חרם; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine; Hermon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2768

אבים

ʼĂbîyâm

Definition

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

Root

from H1 (אב) and H3220 (ים); father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman);

Exhaustive

from אב and ים; father of (the) sea (i.e. seaman); Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah; Abijam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H38

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֶרְמוֹן

noun proper • Root חרם • Strongs / High • Page 531

prominent, rugged mountain. Name of the highest peak of a mountain range in the north-east of Palestine, part of the Anti-Lebanon range, Mount Hermon.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֶרְמוֹן

proper name • Page 249

proper name of a mountainous ridge of Antilibanus.

Noun proper name

LXX: αερμων ερμων

LXX Usage Statistics

H2768:

αερμων 10× (77.7%)

ερμων 2× (14.0%)

Hermon_§Hermon_Mount@Deu.3.8:

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המה הֵמָּה

themselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הם

hêm

Definition

they (only used when emphatic)

Root

or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from H1981 (הלך);

Exhaustive

or (prolonged) המה; masculine plural from הלך; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1992

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הֵם

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 404

Personal pronoun, third person masculine plural: they.

הֵם

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 405

Pronoun of the 3rd person plural masculine, they. Can also be used to express the verb 'to be' or with the article הָהֵם for emphasis, 'they themselves'.

Pronoun personal third person masculine plural

LXX: αὐτοὶ οὗτοι εἰσιν ταῦτα ἐκείναισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1992:

αὐτοὶ 173× (27.9%)

οὗτοι 54× (8.8%)

εἰσιν 48× (7.8%)

ταῦτα 36× (6.1%)

ἐκείναισ 34× (5.8%)

ἐστιν 25× (4.1%)

--- 20× (3.4%)

αὐτῶν 12× (2.0%)

ἦσαν 11× (1.7%)

εἰσίν 11× (1.9%)

רבו רָבוּ׃

myriad

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רבה

râbâh

Definition

to increase (in whatever respect)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רבב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7235

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

I. To be long, of a way; to be abundant; to grow up, to become large/great; to be mighty.

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

I. To practise usury; to increase, to multiply, to be numerous.

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

II. To cast, to hurl. (Only used in participle form, may mean archer).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הִרְבָּה

hiph. v. • Root רבה • Page 605

1. To make numerous, to increase (Gen. 3:16, Prov. 22:16, Hos. 10:1). 2. To make great, enlarge (1 Chr. 4:10, Job 34:37). 3. To have much or many (1 Chr. 7:4, Lev. 11:42). 4. To give much (Ex. 30:15). 5. Forms a periphrasis for the adv. much (1 Sam. 1:12, Ex. 36:5, Ps. 78:38). Infin. absol. הַרְבֵּה used as an adv. much (Ecc. 5:11).

רָבָה

verb • Root רבה • Page 605

1. To be or become many or numerous, to increase (Gen. 1:22, 28, 9:1, 7, Ex. 1:20). 2. To be great (Gen. 43:34, Job 33:12), to become great, to grow (Deut. 30:16, Gen. 21:20).

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: πληθυνῶ ἐπλήθυνεν πολλὰ ἐπλήθυνασ πληθυνεῖ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7235a:

πληθυνῶ 16× (6.1%)

ἐπλήθυνεν 13× (5.5%)

πολλὰ 13× (5.6%)

ἐπλήθυνασ 8× (3.2%)

πληθυνεῖ 7× (2.8%)

πληθύνεσθε 7× (2.6%)

πολλά 7× (3.0%)

πολὺ 6× (2.3%)

πληθύνων 6× (2.4%)

ἐπληθύνθησαν 6× (2.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sons of half the tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: from Bashan even to Baal-Hermon and Senir and mount Hermon they multiplied.

LITV Translation:
And the sons of the half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They increased from Bashan to Baal-hermon, and Senir, and Mount Hermon.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt from Bashan to Baal-hermon, and Senir, and to the Mount Hermon: and they increased in Lebanon.