1 Chronicles 8:24

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וחנניה וַחֲנַנְיָה

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

חנניה

Chănanyâh

Definition

Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites

Root

or חנניהו; from H2603 (חנן) and H3050 (יה); Jah has favored;

Exhaustive

or חנניהו; from חנן and יה; Jah has favored; Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites; Hananiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2608

דמי

dᵉmîy

Definition

quiet

Root

or דמי; from H1820 (דמה);

Exhaustive

or דמי; from דמה; quiet; cutting off, rest, silence.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1824

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֲנַנְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root חנן • Strongs / High • Page 506

A masculine proper name meaning 'Jah is kind'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דֳּמִי

noun masculine • Root דמה • Page 169

Rest or standing still of the sun; hence noon or mid-day. (Is. 38:10). Equivalent to דָּמַם no. I. 4.

דֳּמִי

noun masculine • Root דמה • Page 169

Rest, quietness, inactivity, silence. (Ps. 83:2; Is. 62:6, 7). Verbal from דָּמָה no. III.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ανανια ανανιασ ανανιαν ανανιου

LXX Usage Statistics

H2608a:

ανανια 13× (42.0%)

ανανιασ 8× (29.0%)

ανανιαν 4× (14.8%)

ανανιου 3× (11.1%)

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ועילם וְעֵילָם

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

עילם

ʻÊylâm

Definition

Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites

Root

or עולם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956 (עלם); hidden, i.e. distant;

Exhaustive

or עולם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from עלם; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites; Elam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5867

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵילָם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1080

1. Eldest son of Shem. 2. Name of a territory, Elymaïs/Susiana/Chuzistan, meaning decidedly Persia. (The name of a people is sometimes masc. and sometimes fem.)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵילָם

proper name • Page 503

The proper name of a country, strictly Elymais in the south of Media, but used generally for Media itself (Dan. 8: 2, Gen. 10: 22, Is. 11: 11).

עֵילָם

noun • Root עילם • Page 512

Chald. plur. עֵילְמָיֵא, an Elamite, from עֵילָם q. v. Ezra 4:9.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αιλαμ ηλαμ αιλαμῖται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5867b:

αιλαμ 15× (52.5%)

ηλαμ 6× (21.9%)

αιλαμῖται 2× (5.1%)

וענתתיה וְעַנְתֹתִיָּה׃

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

ענתתיה

ʻAnthôthîyâh

Definition

Anthothijah, an Israelite

Root

from the same as H6068 (ענתות) and H3050 (יה); answers of Jah;

Exhaustive

from the same as ענתות and יה; answers of Jah; Anthothijah, an Israelite; Antothijah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6070

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6070:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

LITV Translation:
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Hananiah, and Ambri, and Elam, and Anthothijah,