1 Chronicles 7:28

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואחזתם וַאֲחֻזָּתָם

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

אחזה

ʼăchuzzâh

Definition

something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)

Root

feminine passive participle from H270 (אחז);

Exhaustive

feminine passive participle from אחז; something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land); possession.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H272

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲחֻזָּה

noun feminine • Root אחז • Lemma_Lookup • Page 99

possession; properly that which is seized, laid hold of (especially land)

אָחֲזָה

verb • Root אחז • Lemma_Lookup • Page 384

to take hold of

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲחֻזָּה

f. verbal • Root אחז • Page 39

Possession (Gen. 17:8. 23:4).

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0272:

No stats available

ומשבותם וּמֹשְׁבוֹתָם

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

מושב

môwshâb

Definition

a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population

Root

or משב; from H3427 (ישב);

Exhaustive

or משב; from ישב; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population; assembly, dwell in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4186

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מוֹשָׁב

masculine noun • Root ישב • Strongs / High • Page 828

A seat, a place of sitting.

מוֹשָׁב

noun • Root ישב • Strongs / High • Page 829

A social circle of persons, a seat, a dwelling-place, a time of abode, dwellers, or a standing place.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מוֹשָׁב

m. verbal • Root ישב • Page 365

1. a seat, stool (1 Sam. 20: 18, 25). 2. a company or circle of persons sitting together, consessus (Ps. 1: 1; 107: 32). 3. a habitation (Gen. 27: 39). 4. the situation (of a city) (2 K. 2: 19).

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

LXX: κατοικίᾳ κατοίκησισ καθέδραν κατοικίαν κατοικητηρίου

LXX Usage Statistics

H4186:

κατοικίᾳ 6× (15.6%)

κατοίκησισ 4× (8.7%)

καθέδραν 4× (8.7%)

κατοικίαν 3× (7.2%)

κατοικητηρίου 2× (5.6%)

κατοικίαισ 2× (5.2%)

κατοικία 2× (4.8%)

κατοικίασ 2× (4.4%)

בית בֵּית־

house

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

אל אֵל

toward

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית־אל

Bêyth-ʼÊl

Definition

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H410 (אל); house of God;

Exhaustive

from בית and אל; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine; Beth-el.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1008

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵל

pronominal stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun, same as Hebrew II. in a variety of senses.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

God (used in proper names like טָבְאֵל).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

Used as a groundform for אַלִי.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun demonstrative • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Pronominal stem abridged from 'ela, a demonstrative vocable. Demonstrative pronoun plural 'these'. A stronger form than 'ela, namely 'elle. Often found with the article הָאֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronoun • Root אלה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

Aramaic equivalent to the Hebrew אֵל II. Found only in Ezr. 5, 15 K'ri, for which the K'tib has אֵלֶּה synonymous with the Targumic אִלֵּךְ.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Root איל אול • Consonantal / Medium • Page 129

A very old Semitic name of the highest deity, which already appears in the pre-historic period: God. Stands both for the God of the Hebrews (Jehovah), gods of another nation, or idols. Also means 'strong' or 'mighty'.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 130

God, Deity; applied to the true God, pagan gods, or in proper names. Also denotes strength, might, or power (e.g., in the phrase 'it is in the power of my hand').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Collateral form of pronoun demonstrative אֵל (these).

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

pronom. stem • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

Construct of אֶל I. (preposition 'to', 'towards').

Matched via consonantal key only

אֵל

abbreviation • Consonantal / Medium • Page 131

An abbreviation of God in proper names, e.g. אֶלְעָלָא, אֶלְזָבָד.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 127

to, towards, ad, etc. expressing direction or mere tendency in a local view; denoting nothing but local motion or direction.

Matched via consonantal key only

אֶל

preposition • Consonantal / Medium • Page 128

Preposition denoting motion, direction, or reference: to, towards, into (entering); at, by, near (place/rest); regarding, with respect to, on account of. Also used in idiomatic constructions expressing limits (from... to) or reciprocal action (one to another).

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

pronoun demonstrative • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(I) Pronominal stem/demonstrative pronoun. A gentle reference to a thing and emphasizing of it, weaker than זֶה. Hence arises its modification into the article in Arabic, and in some Hebrew remains.

Matched via consonantal key only

אַל

negative particle • Root לא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 126

(II) A negative word/particle expressing subjective negation, unwillingness, or prohibition (dissuasively 'do not', 'let not'). Distinct from the objective negative לֹא. Used in commands, wishes, and to denote dissuasion.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun proper name

LXX: βαιθηλ pεἰσ --- pἐν ισραηλ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1008:

βαιθηλ 113× (59.9%)

pεἰσ 25× (14.8%)

--- 8× (4.7%)

pἐν 6× (3.6%)

ισραηλ 4× (1.7%)

οἴκῳ 4× (1.8%)

οἶκοσ 3× (1.8%)

θεοῦ 3× (1.4%)

d? 2× (0.7%)

ων 2× (0.7%)

ובנתיה וּבְנֹתֶיהָ

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

בת

bath

Definition

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

Root

from H1129 (בנה) (as feminine of H1121 (בן));

Exhaustive

from בנה (as feminine of בן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1323

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

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בנן • Strongs / High • Page 929

Daughter. Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form בַּנְתְּ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בן • Page 120

1. daughter; freq. 2. granddaughter, female descendant. Gen. 36:2. also used with names of cities to denote female inhabitants. 3. poetic personification of cities and countries (e.g. daughter of Tyre, daughter of Babylon). Is. 47:1, 5. Jer. 46:11. 4. daughters of a city, i. e. small villages under its jurisdiction. Num. 21:25, 32. 5. various idiomatic phrases: daughter of ninety years (ninety years old), a wicked or vile woman, daughters of song (singing birds), daughter of the eye (apple of the eye).

בַּת

noun masculine • Page 120

a bath, a measure for liquids, containing the tenth part of a homer. 1 K. 7:26, 38. Ezek. 45:10.

בַּת

chald. • Page 120

i. q. Heb. בַּת a bath. Ezra 7:22.

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

LXX: θυγατέρεσ θυγάτηρ θυγατέρασ θυγατέρα θυγατέρων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1323:

θυγατέρεσ 90× (14.6%)

θυγάτηρ 89× (15.5%)

θυγατέρασ 82× (12.3%)

θυγατέρα 65× (10.8%)

θυγατέρων 54× (8.0%)

αὐτῆσ 47× (4.9%)

θυγατρὸσ 35× (6.0%)

θύγατερ 30× (5.6%)

θυγατρὶ 18× (3.0%)

'' 16× (2.5%)

ולמזרח וְלַמִּזְרָח

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

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).

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

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%)

נערן נַעֲרָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נערן

Naʻărân

Definition

Naaran, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5288 (נער); juvenile;

Exhaustive

from נער; juvenile; Naaran, a place in Palestine; Naaran.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5295

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נֵעוֹר

nif. • Root עור • Consonantal / Low • Page 1070

To be bared, of a bow, by its being taken out of its case.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

נַ֫עַר

noun / masculine • Root נער • Consonantal / Low • Page 978

A newly born one, child, boy, youth, young man, servant, soldier; also used for a maiden. Can also mean one who is driven about or wandering (from נָעַר II).

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

נֹ֫עַר

noun / masculine • Root נער • Consonantal / Low • Page 978

Youth.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

נִעֵר

verb • Root נער • Consonantal / Low • Page 978

To drive about, to push about, to make restless; to thrust out, to drive out.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

נָעַר

verb / intransitive • Root נער • Consonantal / Low • Page 977

To roar, to growl, of the lion.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

נָעַר

verb • Root נער • Consonantal / Low • Page 978

To move to and fro, to shake, to cast, hence to thrust away, to displace; to shake off; to shake out; to drive or chase away.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

נָעַר

root • Root נער • Consonantal / Low • Page 978

A stem for נַ֫עַר and its derivatives, whose fundamental meaning is not clear. Suggested connections include roots meaning 'to sprout' or 'to grow'.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5295:

No stats available

ולמערב וְלַמַּעֲרָ֗ב

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

מערב

maʻărâb

Definition

the west (as a region of the evening sun)

Root

or (feminine) מערבה; from H6150 (ערב), in the sense of shading;

Exhaustive

or (feminine) מערבה; from ערב, in the sense of shading; the west (as a region of the evening sun); west.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4628

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲרָב

noun masculine • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 888

barter, wares to be exchanged, and of traffic as exchange; traffic, commerce; merchandise.

מַעֲרָב

noun masculine • Root ערב • Strongs / High • Page 888

place of darkness, of the setting of the sun, i. e. the west.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַעֲרָב

noun masculine • Root ערב • Page 394

I. m. verbal from עָרַב (no. I). 1. traffic, commerce, exchange (Ezek. 27:9). 2. merchandise (Ezek. 27:13).

מַעֲרָב

noun masculine • Root ערב • Page 394

II. m. verbal from עָרַב (no. III). The place of sunset, the west. Ps. 75:7; 103:12.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: δυσμῶν δυσμαῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4628:

δυσμῶν 7× (47.3%)

δυσμαῖσ 4× (29.5%)

גזר גֶּזֶר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גזר

Gezer

Definition

Gezer, a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H1506 (גזר);

Exhaustive

the same as גזר; Gezer, a place in Palestine; Gazer, Gezer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1507

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גֶּזֶר

noun masculine • Root גזר • Strongs / High • Page 318

1. A piece, part, a division. 2. A proper name of a Phenician royal city (Gezer).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֶּזֶר

noun • Page 136

A Levitical city, on the western border of the tribe of Ephraim; anciently the residence of a Canaanitish king. Josh. 10:33, 12:12, 16:3. In 1 Mac. 8:45, called Γάζηρα.

גְּזַר

chald. v. • Root גזר • Page 136

1. to cut, divide, separate. 2. to decide, appoint, fix. Part. plur. גָּזְרִין diviners, astrologers (Dan. 2:27, 5:11). Ithpe. to be detached, separated (Dan. 2:34, 35).

גָּזַר

verb • Page 136

properly to cut, divide. Includes definitions: 1. to cut asunder (1 K. 3:25). 2. to fell trees (2 K. 6:4). 3. to eat, devour (Is. 9:19). 4. figuratively to decide, resolve (Job 22:28). 5. intrans. to decrease, to fail (Hab. 3:17). Niph. to be separated or excluded (2 Chr. 26:21) or to be cut off, destroyed (Lam. 3:54).

Noun proper name

LXX: γαζερ γαζαρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H1507:

γαζερ 10× (69.5%)

γαζαρα 2× (14.9%)

ובנתיה וּבְנֹתֶיהָ

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

בת

bath

Definition

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

Root

from H1129 (בנה) (as feminine of H1121 (בן));

Exhaustive

from בנה (as feminine of בן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1323

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

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בנן • Strongs / High • Page 929

Daughter. Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form בַּנְתְּ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בן • Page 120

1. daughter; freq. 2. granddaughter, female descendant. Gen. 36:2. also used with names of cities to denote female inhabitants. 3. poetic personification of cities and countries (e.g. daughter of Tyre, daughter of Babylon). Is. 47:1, 5. Jer. 46:11. 4. daughters of a city, i. e. small villages under its jurisdiction. Num. 21:25, 32. 5. various idiomatic phrases: daughter of ninety years (ninety years old), a wicked or vile woman, daughters of song (singing birds), daughter of the eye (apple of the eye).

בַּת

noun masculine • Page 120

a bath, a measure for liquids, containing the tenth part of a homer. 1 K. 7:26, 38. Ezek. 45:10.

בַּת

chald. • Page 120

i. q. Heb. בַּת a bath. Ezra 7:22.

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

LXX: θυγατέρεσ θυγάτηρ θυγατέρασ θυγατέρα θυγατέρων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1323:

θυγατέρεσ 90× (14.6%)

θυγάτηρ 89× (15.5%)

θυγατέρασ 82× (12.3%)

θυγατέρα 65× (10.8%)

θυγατέρων 54× (8.0%)

αὐτῆσ 47× (4.9%)

θυγατρὸσ 35× (6.0%)

θύγατερ 30× (5.6%)

θυγατρὶ 18× (3.0%)

'' 16× (2.5%)

ושכם וּשְׁכֶם

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

שכם

Shᵉkem

Definition

Shekem, a place in Palestine

Root

the same as H7926 (שכם); ridge;

Exhaustive

the same as שכם; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine; Shechem.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7927

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁכֶם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1423

1. The back, shoulder, shoulder-blade (often metaphor for oppressive dominion). 2. Burden, task (the part where the load is laid). 3. Metaphor: ridge of a hill, mountain-tract. 4. Proper name: Shechem (a territory/city).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁכֶם

noun masculine • Page 672

1. The shoulder, the upper part of the back (Gen. 9:23). Regarded as the part on which a burden is borne; metaphorically for government (Is. 9:5). 2. In the phrase 'to turn the neck or back' (1 Sam. 10:9).

שְׁכֶם

noun • Root שכם • Page 673

2. a part, portion. Gen. 48: 22. 3. proper name of a city on mount Ephraim, pertaining to the Levites, and a city of refuge for the manslayer. Josh. 20: 7. 21: 20, 21. Called Flavia Neapolis by the Romans.

שָׁכַם

verb • Page 672

Found only in Hiph. הִשְׁכִּים. 1. To rise up early (Gen. 19:2, 27; Hos. 6:5). 2. To urge with ardour or earnestness (Jer. 7:13, 25:3, 35:14).

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: συχεμ σικιμων σικιμα σικιμοισ pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7927:

συχεμ 25× (36.3%)

σικιμων 18× (28.7%)

σικιμα 11× (15.9%)

σικιμοισ 6× (8.4%)

pεἰσ 3× (4.8%)

σηλω 2× (2.7%)

ובנתיה וּבְנֹתיהָ

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

בת

bath

Definition

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

Root

from H1129 (בנה) (as feminine of H1121 (בן));

Exhaustive

from בנה (as feminine of בן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1323

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

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בנן • Strongs / High • Page 929

Daughter. Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form בַּנְתְּ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בן • Page 120

1. daughter; freq. 2. granddaughter, female descendant. Gen. 36:2. also used with names of cities to denote female inhabitants. 3. poetic personification of cities and countries (e.g. daughter of Tyre, daughter of Babylon). Is. 47:1, 5. Jer. 46:11. 4. daughters of a city, i. e. small villages under its jurisdiction. Num. 21:25, 32. 5. various idiomatic phrases: daughter of ninety years (ninety years old), a wicked or vile woman, daughters of song (singing birds), daughter of the eye (apple of the eye).

בַּת

noun masculine • Page 120

a bath, a measure for liquids, containing the tenth part of a homer. 1 K. 7:26, 38. Ezek. 45:10.

בַּת

chald. • Page 120

i. q. Heb. בַּת a bath. Ezra 7:22.

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

LXX: θυγατέρεσ θυγάτηρ θυγατέρασ θυγατέρα θυγατέρων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1323:

θυγατέρεσ 90× (14.6%)

θυγάτηρ 89× (15.5%)

θυγατέρασ 82× (12.3%)

θυγατέρα 65× (10.8%)

θυγατέρων 54× (8.0%)

αὐτῆσ 47× (4.9%)

θυγατρὸσ 35× (6.0%)

θύγατερ 30× (5.6%)

θυγατρὶ 18× (3.0%)

'' 16× (2.5%)

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%)

עיה עַיָּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עזה

ʻAzzâh

Definition

Azzah, a place in Palestine

Root

feminine of H5794 (עז); strong;

Exhaustive

feminine of עז; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine; Azzah, Gaza.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5804

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַזָּה

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1041

Gaza (Proper noun, used here to show transcription of Ayin)

עַזָּה

noun proper feminine • Root עז • Strongs / High • Page 1074

Fortress. N. p. of one of the five leading cities of the Philistines (Gaza).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַזָּה

noun proper • Page 500

Gaza, the proper name of a city on the southern boundary of Palestine, one of the five principal cities of the Philistines (Josh. 15:47, Judg. 1:18). Gentile noun is עַזָּתִי (Judg. 16:2).

Noun proper name

LXX: γάζησ γάζαν γάζα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5804:

γάζησ 8× (34.1%)

γάζαν 7× (27.1%)

γάζα 3× (12.6%)

ובנתיה וּבְנֹתֶיהָ׃

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

בת

bath

Definition

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

Root

from H1129 (בנה) (as feminine of H1121 (בן));

Exhaustive

from בנה (as feminine of בן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1323

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

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בנן • Strongs / High • Page 929

Daughter. Example of a word where Nun is absorbed, from an older form בַּנְתְּ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּת

noun feminine • Root בן • Page 120

1. daughter; freq. 2. granddaughter, female descendant. Gen. 36:2. also used with names of cities to denote female inhabitants. 3. poetic personification of cities and countries (e.g. daughter of Tyre, daughter of Babylon). Is. 47:1, 5. Jer. 46:11. 4. daughters of a city, i. e. small villages under its jurisdiction. Num. 21:25, 32. 5. various idiomatic phrases: daughter of ninety years (ninety years old), a wicked or vile woman, daughters of song (singing birds), daughter of the eye (apple of the eye).

בַּת

noun masculine • Page 120

a bath, a measure for liquids, containing the tenth part of a homer. 1 K. 7:26, 38. Ezek. 45:10.

בַּת

chald. • Page 120

i. q. Heb. בַּת a bath. Ezra 7:22.

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

LXX: θυγατέρεσ θυγάτηρ θυγατέρασ θυγατέρα θυγατέρων

LXX Usage Statistics

H1323:

θυγατέρεσ 90× (14.6%)

θυγάτηρ 89× (15.5%)

θυγατέρασ 82× (12.3%)

θυγατέρα 65× (10.8%)

θυγατέρων 54× (8.0%)

αὐτῆσ 47× (4.9%)

θυγατρὸσ 35× (6.0%)

θύγατερ 30× (5.6%)

θυγατρὶ 18× (3.0%)

'' 16× (2.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And their possessions and their dwellings, the house of God and its daughters, and to the sunrising Naaran, and to the west, Gezer and her daughters, and Shechem and her daughters, and even to Gaza and her daughters:

LITV Translation:
And their possessions and dwelling places: Bethel and its towns; and eastward to Naaran; and westward to Gezer and its towns; and Shechem and its towns; to Gaza and its towns.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And their possession and their dwelling were Bethel and her towns, to the east Naaran, westward Gezer and her towns, and Shechem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.