1 Chronicles 8:25

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויפדיה וְיִפְדְיָה

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

יפדיה

Yiphdᵉyâh

Definition

Jiphdejah, an Israelite

Root

from H6299 (פדה) and H3050 (יה); Jah will liberate;

Exhaustive

from פדה and יה; Jah will liberate; Jiphdejah, an Israelite; Iphedeiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3301

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יִפְדְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root פדה • Consonantal / Low • Page 629

Jah is freer. A masculine proper name.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3301:

No stats available

ופניאל וּפְנִיאֵל

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

פנואל

Pᵉnûwʼêl

Definition

Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites

Root

or (more properly,) פניאל; from H6437 (פנה) and H410 (אל); face of God;

Exhaustive

or (more properly,) פניאל; from פנה and אל; face of God; Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites; Peniel, Penuel.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6439

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פְּנוּאֵל

noun proper • Root פני אל • Strongs / High • Page 1177

The vision, i. e. visibleness of El. 1. N. p. of a city. 2. N. p. m. (name of a man).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פְּנוּאֵל

proper name • Page 546

(the face of God), proper name of a place beyond Jordan (Gen. 32:32, Judg. 8:8). Also found as פְּנִיאֵל (Gen. 32:31).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: φανουηλ εἶδοσ θεοῦ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6439:

φανουηλ 6× (58.2%)

εἶδοσ 2× (18.9%)

θεοῦ 2× (14.3%)

בני בְּנֵי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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.

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%)

ששק שָׁשָׁק׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ששק

Shâshaq

Definition

Shashak, an Israelite

Root

probably from the base of H7785 (שוק); pedestrian;

Exhaustive

probably from the base of שוק; pedestrian; Shashak, an Israelite; Shashak.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8349

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σωσηκ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8349:

σωσηκ 2× (100.0%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

LITV Translation:
and Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Jathin, and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak: