1 Chronicles 6:63

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ומעבר וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר

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

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

עבר

ʻêber

Definition

properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)

Root

from H5674 (עבר);

Exhaustive

from עבר; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east); [idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5676

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵבֶר

aram. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1049

Aram. same as Hebr. עֶבֶר I (bank, margin).

עֵבֶר

aram. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1049

Aram. same as Hebr. עֶבֶר II (side, flank).

עֵבֶר

noun / noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1050

Side, edge, region beyond or across. Used geographically, especially referring to the East Jordan-land (Transjordan) and is the source of the appellation 'Hebrew'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵבֶר

noun masculine • Page 489

1. What is on the other side (Gen. 50:10, 11; Deut. 1:1; Josh. 24:2, 3). 2. Sometimes that which is on this side (1 K. 4:24). 3. Side, quarter generally (1 Sam. 14:40). 4. Over against, in front, before (Josh. 22:11, Ex. 25:37). 5. Eber or Heber, proper name of the progenitor of the Hebrews (Gen. 10:24, 25; 11:14, 15). Used in poetry (Num. 24:24) for Hebrews.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πέραν ποταμοῦ '' πέρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5676:

πέραν 64× (51.9%)

ποταμοῦ 13× (7.9%)

πέραν 9× (8.3%)

'' 5× (4.1%)

πέρα 3× (2.5%)

[f] 2× (1.6%)

δουλείαν 2× (1.6%)

ποταμοῦ 2× (1.4%)

κατὰ 2× (1.9%)

παρὰ 2× (1.9%)

לירדן לְיַרְדֵּן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

ירדן

Yardên

Definition

Jarden, the principal river of Palestine

Root

from H3381 (ירד); a descender;

Exhaustive

from ירד; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine; Jordan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3383

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יַרְדֵּן

proper noun • Root ירד • Strongs / High • Page 646

The great river of Palestine, the Jordan. The name was also used for a river in Crete. The lexicon suggests it is derived from the root יָרַד (to descend).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַרְדֵּן

proper name • Root ירד • Page 297

Jordan, the largest river of Palestine, commonly used with the definite article. Refers to the river itself and the 'country on the Jordan' (Ps. 42:7). Now called El Sharai by Arabians.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ιορδάνου ιορδάνην ιορδάνησ ιορδάνῃ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3383:

ιορδάνου 95× (52.2%)

ιορδάνην 63× (34.1%)

ιορδάνησ 10× (5.1%)

ιορδάνῃ 5× (2.4%)

--- 3× (1.9%)

pἐπὶ 2× (1.2%)

ירחו יְרֵחוֹ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יריחו

Yᵉrîychôw

Definition

Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine

Root

or ירחו; or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יריחה; perhaps from H3394 (ירח); its month; or else from H7306 (רוח); fragrant;

Exhaustive

or ירחו; or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יריחה; perhaps from ירח; its month; or else from רוח; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine; Jericho.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3405

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְרִיחוֹ

proper name • Page 298

Jericho, a celebrated city of Palestine, not far from Jordan and the Dead sea, in the tribe of Benjamin. Also spelled יְרֵחוֹ and יְרִיחֹה. Num. 22: 1. Josh 2: 1, 2, 3. 1 K. 16: 34.

Noun proper name

LXX: ιεριχω pκατὰ --- pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3405:

ιεριχω 46× (71.2%)

pκατὰ 7× (12.0%)

--- 4× (6.8%)

pεἰσ 3× (5.1%)

למזרח לְמִזְרַח

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

מזרח

mizrâch

Definition

sunrise, i.e. the east

Root

from H2224 (זרח);

Exhaustive

from זרח; sunrise, i.e. the east; east (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4217

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִזְרָח

noun masculine • Root זרח • Strongs / High • Page 834

Region of the (sun-) rising, the east, opposite of the west.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִזְרָח

m. verbal • Root זרח • Page 367

The sun-rising, the east. Ps. 103:12. Expressed as מִזְרָח (Neh. 12:37), מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (Deut. 4:47), מִזְרָחָה (Ex. 27:13), and מִזְרָחָה שֶׁמֶשׁ (Deut. 4:41).

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἀνατολῶν ἀνατολὰσ κατ' ἀπ' ἀνατολάσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4217:

ἀνατολῶν 31× (28.1%)

ἀνατολὰσ 25× (22.5%)

κατ' 12× (12.8%)

ἀπ' 10× (10.4%)

ἀνατολάσ 6× (5.4%)

pἀπ' 2× (2.1%)

pἀφ' 2× (2.1%)

ἐπ' 2× (2.1%)

pκατ' 2× (2.1%)

ἀνατολῆσ 2× (2.0%)

הירדן הַיַּרְדֵּן֒

the Descending

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

ירדן

Yardên

Definition

Jarden, the principal river of Palestine

Root

from H3381 (ירד); a descender;

Exhaustive

from ירד; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine; Jordan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3383

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יַרְדֵּן

proper noun • Root ירד • Strongs / High • Page 646

The great river of Palestine, the Jordan. The name was also used for a river in Crete. The lexicon suggests it is derived from the root יָרַד (to descend).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַרְדֵּן

proper name • Root ירד • Page 297

Jordan, the largest river of Palestine, commonly used with the definite article. Refers to the river itself and the 'country on the Jordan' (Ps. 42:7). Now called El Sharai by Arabians.

Particle definite article, Noun proper name

LXX: ιορδάνου ιορδάνην ιορδάνησ ιορδάνῃ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3383:

ιορδάνου 95× (52.2%)

ιορδάνην 63× (34.1%)

ιορδάνησ 10× (5.1%)

ιορδάνῃ 5× (2.4%)

--- 3× (1.9%)

pἐπὶ 2× (1.2%)

ממטה מִמַּטֵּה

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

מטה

maṭṭeh

Definition

a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)

Root

or (feminine) מטה; from H5186 (נטה);

Exhaustive

or (feminine) מטה; from נטה; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread); rod, staff, tribe.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4294

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַ֫טָּה

adverb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 384

downwards

Matched via consonantal key only

מִטָּה

noun feminine • Root נטה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 841

That on which one leans or reclines, hence a bed, bolster, table-couch, sofa, litter, palanquin, bier, or a store-room.

Matched via consonantal key only

מֶטֶה

noun masculine • Root נטה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 841

Iniquity.

Matched via consonantal key only

מַטָּה

noun masculine • Root נטה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 841

A support, a staff, a stick; figuratively, a rod of correction, punishment, or chastisement; also a tribe. Plural form מַטּוֹת; singular is unused. Same as מַטֶּה.

Matched via consonantal key only

מַטָּה

adverb • Root מטה מוט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 841

A bowing down, sinking. As an adverb, it means down, downwards, beneath, deep, under.

Matched via consonantal key only

מַטֶּה

noun masculine • Root נטה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 840

1. A stick, staff, rod, sceptre, yoke. 2. Stem of a people, a tribe. 3. Injustice, wrong. 4. A sinking, bending.

Matched via consonantal key only

מֻטָּה

noun feminine • Root נטה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 841

Extension, spreading out.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַטֶּה

noun masculine • Root נטה • Page 371

1. a bough, branch (Ezek. 19:11 ff.). 2. a staff, stick, rod (Ex. 4: 2). 3. a tribe of the Israelites (Num. 1: 49). 4. perhaps an arrow, javelin (Hab. 3: 9, 14). 5. an inclining or sinking downwards; as an adv. מַטָּה down, below (Deut. 28: 43).

מֻטֶּה, מֻטָּה

plur. וֹת • Root נטה • Page 371

1. a stretching out (Is. 8: 8). 2. a bending or perversion of justice (Ezek. 9: 9). Verbal from the Pual of נָטָה.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: φυλῆσ ῥάβδον ῥάβδοσ φυλῶν ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H4294:

φυλῆσ 138× (52.6%)

ῥάβδον 22× (8.7%)

ῥάβδοσ 13× (5.2%)

φυλῶν 10× (4.0%)

--- 8× (3.6%)

φυλὴν 7× (2.8%)

στήριγμα 5× (2.3%)

ῥάβδῳ 5× (2.0%)

ῥάβδουσ 5× (1.9%)

'' 4× (1.5%)

ראובן רְאוּבֵן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ראובן

Rᵉʼûwbên

Definition

Reuben, a son of Jacob

Root

from the imperative of H7200 (ראה) and H1121 (בן); see ye a son;

Exhaustive

from the imperative of ראה and בן; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob; Reuben.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7205

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רְאוּבֵן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1309

Name of the oldest son of Jacob by Leah, and the tribe descended from him (meaning: see! a son, i. e. God has favoured me with a son, and looked upon my misery).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רְאוּבֵן

proper name • Page 602

Reuben, the proper name of the eldest son of Jacob, and progenitor of the tribe named from him. Etymology: 'see, a son!' Gen. 29:32.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ρουβην

LXX Usage Statistics

H7205:

ρουβην 69× (78.8%)

ρουβην 16× (15.7%)

את אֶת־

את-self eternal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

את

ʼêth

Definition

a hoe or other digging implement

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement; coulter, plowshare.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H855

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

preposition • Page 82

1. with, together with (Gen. 4:1); 2. with, near by (Gen. 39:6); 3. in or on a place (1 Sam. 7:16); 4. besides (1 K. 11:25); 5. towards, erga (Ruth 2:20, 2 Sam. 16:17).

Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

H0855:

No stats available

בצר בֶּצֶר

cutting off

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בצר

Betser

Definition

Betser, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite

Root

the same as H1220 (בצר), an inaccessible spot;

Exhaustive

the same as בצר, an inaccessible spot; Betser, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite; Bezer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1221

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֶּצֶר

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 269

1. piece of ore, i.e. gold and silver ore. 2. (strong place) n. p. of a Levitical city in Reuben. 3. (God is a fortress) n. p. m.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בֶּצֶר

noun • Page 111

a precious metal or something costly, which can be determined with certainty, neither from etymology, nor from the ancient versions... gold or silver. Job 22:24.

בֶּצֶר

proper name • Page 111

proper name of a Levitical city and city of refuge, in the tribe of Reuben. Deut. 4:43. Josh. 20:8.

בֹּצֶר

i.q. בֶּצֶר • Page 111

equivalent to בֶּצֶר no. I. Job 36:19.

Noun proper name

LXX: βοσορ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1221:

βοσορ 4× (78.0%)

במדבר בַּמִּדְבָּר

in the Desolate/Word-Wilderness

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

מדבר

midbâr

Definition

a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)

Root

from H1696 (דבר) in the sense of driving;

Exhaustive

from דבר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4057

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִדְבָּר

noun • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 351

Wilderness, pasture. Derived from דָּבַר II (to lead cattle to pasture).

מִדְבָּר

noun masculine • Root דבר • Strongs / High • Page 810

1. pasture, pasture land, a plain where grass plots are dried up from want of rain; then a steppe. 2. a dry, sterile wilderness. 3. lodge; then a desert generally, an uninhabited, forsaken place.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִדְבָּר

m. verbal / dec. ii. b. • Root דבר • Page 355

1. Speech (Cant. 4:3). 2. A wilderness, uncultivated barren country (Ps. 65:13). 3. An actual waste, a sandy desert (Is. 32:15).

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἐρήμῳ ἔρημον ἐρήμου ἔρημοσ pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4057b:

ἐρήμῳ 128× (40.3%)

ἔρημον 60× (21.3%)

ἐρήμου 42× (15.1%)

ἔρημοσ 10× (4.2%)

pεἰσ 7× (3.0%)

ὡσ 6× (2.7%)

'' 6× (2.3%)

--- 2× (0.9%)

πεδίον 2× (0.8%)

ואת וְאֶת־

and אֵת-self eternal

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

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

i. m. subst. • Page 81

Ploughshare. Inflected in two ways as אֵתִים and אֵתִין. References: 1 Sam. 13: 20, 21; Is. 2: 4; Joel 4: 10 [3:10]. Its etymology is suggested to be related to the word מַחֲרֶשֶׁת.

Conjunction, Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

מגרשיה מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מגרש

migrâsh

Definition

a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea

Root

also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מגרשה; from H1644 (גרש);

Exhaustive

also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מגרשה; from גרש; a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea; cast out, suburb.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4054

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ

noun masculine • Root גרש • Strongs / High • Page 809

1. What belongs to a possession generally, what is gained; spec. the precincts of a city set apart for pasture. 2. An open place, e.g. around the sanctuary. 3. Same as גֶּרֶשׁ, produce, fruit.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ

m. dec. ii. b. • Root גרש • Page 355

1. Aramean infin. of גָּרַשׁ. 2. A pasture, vacant place, or the suburbs of the Levitical cities for pasturing cattle. Num. 35:2, Ezek. 45:2.

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: περισπόρια αὐτῆσ ἀφωρισμένα διάστημα προάστεια

LXX Usage Statistics

H4054:

περισπόρια 54× (36.8%)

αὐτῆσ 47× (25.3%)

ἀφωρισμένα 38× (26.0%)

διάστημα 3× (2.6%)

προάστεια 2× (1.4%)

ואת וְאֶת־

and אֵת-self eternal

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

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

i. m. subst. • Page 81

Ploughshare. Inflected in two ways as אֵתִים and אֵתִין. References: 1 Sam. 13: 20, 21; Is. 2: 4; Joel 4: 10 [3:10]. Its etymology is suggested to be related to the word מַחֲרֶשֶׁת.

Conjunction, Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

יהצה יַהְצָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהץ

Yahats

Definition

Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan

Root

or יהצה; or (feminine) יהצה; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor;

Exhaustive

or יהצה; or (feminine) יהצה; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor; Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan; Jahaz, Jahazah, Jahzah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3096

ה

Definition

to

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9011

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יַהְצָה

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 594

Place trodden down, threshing-floor.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַהַץ

proper name • Page 276

and יָהְצָה proper name of a Moabitish city, which was afterwards reckoned to the tribe of Reuben, but allotted to the priests. Num. 21:23. Deut. 2:32. Josh. 13:18. Is. 15:4. Jer. 48:21, 34.

Noun proper name , Suffix directional he

LXX: ιασσα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3096:

ιασσα 6× (71.2%)

ואת וְאֶת־

and אֵת-self eternal

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

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

i. m. subst. • Page 81

Ploughshare. Inflected in two ways as אֵתִים and אֵתִין. References: 1 Sam. 13: 20, 21; Is. 2: 4; Joel 4: 10 [3:10]. Its etymology is suggested to be related to the word מַחֲרֶשֶׁת.

Conjunction, Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

מגרשיה מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מגרש

migrâsh

Definition

a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea

Root

also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מגרשה; from H1644 (גרש);

Exhaustive

also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מגרשה; from גרש; a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea; cast out, suburb.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4054

ה

Definition

her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9024

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ

noun masculine • Root גרש • Strongs / High • Page 809

1. What belongs to a possession generally, what is gained; spec. the precincts of a city set apart for pasture. 2. An open place, e.g. around the sanctuary. 3. Same as גֶּרֶשׁ, produce, fruit.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ

m. dec. ii. b. • Root גרש • Page 355

1. Aramean infin. of גָּרַשׁ. 2. A pasture, vacant place, or the suburbs of the Levitical cities for pasturing cattle. Num. 35:2, Ezek. 45:2.

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

LXX: περισπόρια αὐτῆσ ἀφωρισμένα διάστημα προάστεια

LXX Usage Statistics

H4054:

περισπόρια 54× (36.8%)

αὐτῆσ 47× (25.3%)

ἀφωρισμένα 38× (26.0%)

διάστημα 3× (2.6%)

προάστεια 2× (1.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
To the sons of Merari for their families from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulon, by lot, twelve cities.

LITV Translation:
To the sons of Merari by the lot, for their families: out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
out of the country beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Reuben; Bezer in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jahzah and her suburbs,