1 Chronicles 7:1

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ולבני וְלִבְנֵי

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

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, Preposition, 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%)

יששכר יִשָׂשכָ֗ר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יששכר

Yissâˢkâr

Definition

Jissaskar, a son of Jacob

Root

(strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from H5375 (נשא) and H7939 (שכר); he will bring a reward;

Exhaustive

(strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from נשא and שכר; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob; Issachar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3485

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְשַׁשְׂכָּר

proper noun / masculine • Root יש שכר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 663

A proper masculine name, contracted from יֵשׁ שָׂכָר, i.e., El brings reward.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יִשָּׂשכָר

proper name • Page 301

Issachar, the fifth son of Jacob; also the tribe named from him, boundaries given in Josh. 19: 17-23. Etymological significance in Gen. 30: 18. Includes discussion on Kethib/Keri pointing.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ισσαχαρ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3485:

ισσαχαρ 39× (92.6%)

--- 2× (5.0%)

תולע תּוֹלָע

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תולע

Tôwlâʻ

Definition

Tola, the name of two Israelites

Root

the same as H8438 (תולע); worm;

Exhaustive

the same as תולע; worm; Tola, the name of two Israelites; Tola.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8439

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תּוֹלַע

noun masculine • Root ילע • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1504

1. properly an eating away, a licking; hence a worm, pl. worms, vermin, specially the coccus worm, then the crimson got from it, and crimson cloth Lament. 4, 5. 2. N. P. M. Gen. 46, 13; Judg. 10, 1. Patr. תּוֹלָעִי Num. 26, 23.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תּוֹלָע

noun masculine • Page 710

1. A worm of any kind; spoken of those arising from putridity (Ex. 16:20, Is. 14:11) or insects destroying plants (Jon. 4:7, Deut. 28:39). Symbol of weakness/vileness (Ps. 22:7, Job 25:6). 2. Specifically the kermez (turtle insect) or the crimson color/garments prepared from it (Lam. 4:5, Is. 1:18).

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: θωλα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8439:

θωλα 6× (87.0%)

ופואה וּפוּאָה

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

פואה

Pûwʼâh

Definition

Puah or Puvvah, the name of two Israelites

Root

or פוה; from H6284 (פאה); a blast;

Exhaustive

or פוה; from פאה; a blast; Puah or Puvvah, the name of two Israelites; Phuvah, Pua, Puah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6312

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פּוּאָה

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1157

(utterance, speech) proper name masculine.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: φουα

LXX Usage Statistics

H6312:

φουα 4× (80.7%)

ישיב יָשִׁיב

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישוב

Yâshûwb

Definition

Jashub, the name of two Israelites

Root

or ישיב; from H7725 (שוב); he will return;

Exhaustive

or ישיב; from שוב; he will return; Jashub, the name of two Israelites; Jashub.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3437

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָשׁוּב

noun proper masculine • Root שוב • Strongs / High • Page 657

(turner back, turner home, viz. El is)

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιασουβ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3437:

ιασουβ 3× (76.1%)

ושמרון וְשִׁמְרוֹן

and Guard Tower

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

שמרון

Shimrôwn

Definition

Shimron, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine

Root

from H8105 (שמר) in its original sense; guardianship;

Exhaustive

from שמר in its original sense; guardianship; Shimron, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine; Shimron.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8110

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁמְרוֹן

noun proper masculine • Root שמר • Strongs / High • Page 1454

1. n. p. m. Gen. 46, 13; patr. שִׁמְרֹנִי. 2. n. p. of the chief place in a small Canaanite district Josh. 11, 1.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: συμοων

LXX Usage Statistics

H8110b:

συμοων 2× (35.2%)

ארבעהס אַרְבָּעָה׃ס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארבע

ʼarbaʻ

Definition

four

Root

masculine ארבעה; from H7251 (רבע);

Exhaustive

masculine ארבעה; from רבע; four; four.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H702

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַרְבַּע

proper name • Root ארבעל • Lemma_Lookup • Page 183

Giant; proper name of the progenitor of the giants in Phenician and Babylonian mythology (Ba'al-Hercules); also the proper name of the ancient city Hebron (Kiryat Arba).

אַרְבַּע

cardinal number • Root רבע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 183

The cardinal number four.

אַרְבַּע

numeral • Root רבע • Lemma_Lookup • Page 184

Four.

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1298

City of Arba[all], also termed חֶבְרוֹן (Hebron).

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע

noun proper • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1298

City of Arba[all], also termed Hebron.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אְַרבַּע

chald. • Page 70

and אַרְבָּעָה. Idem [same as Hebrew entry for 'four'].

אַרְבַּע

noun feminine • Root רבע • Page 69

a prim. numeral: four. It stands for רְבַע. Dual אַרְבַּעְתַּיִם fourfold, 2 Sam. 12: 6. Plur. אַרְבָּעִים forty, Gen. 8: 6.

אַרְבַּע

proper name • Page 70

Name of one of the Enakite giants (Josh. 14:15; 15:13; 21:11).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0702:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the sons of Issachar, Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron; four.

LITV Translation:
And to the sons of Issachar were Tola, and Puah, and Jashub, and Shimron, four.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And as to the sons of Issachar, they were Tola, and Puah, and Jashub, and Shimron, four.