1 Chronicles 8:26

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ושמשרי וְשַׁמְשְׁרַי

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

שמשרי

Shamshᵉray

Definition

Shamsherai, an Israelite

Root

apparently from H8121 (שמש); sunlike;

Exhaustive

apparently from שמש; sunlike; Shamsherai, an Israelite; Shamsherai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8125

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שִׁמְשְׁרַי

noun proper masculine • Root שמש • Consonantal / Low • Page 1456

(From שְׁמִשְׁמֵר with the termination י־; שְׁמִשְׁמֵר formed from שְׁמֶר with the ending י־; the heroic) Name of a man.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H8125:

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ושחריה וּשְׁחַרְיָה

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

שחריה

Shᵉcharyâh

Definition

Shecharjah, an Israelite

Root

from H7836 (שחר) and H3050 (יה); Jah has sought;

Exhaustive

from שחר and יה; Jah has sought; Shecharjah, an Israelite; Shehariah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7841

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שַׁחֲרַיָה

noun proper masculine • Root שחר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1410

(Jah is the Shining one) n. p. m.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H7841:

No stats available

ועתליה וַעֲתַלְיָה׃

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

עתליה

ʻĂthalyâh

Definition

Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites

Root

or עתליהו; from the same as H6270 (עתלי) and H3050 (יה); Jah has constrained;

Exhaustive

or עתליהו; from the same as עתלי and יה; Jah has constrained; Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites; Athaliah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6271

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲתַלְיָה

noun proper masculine / f. • Root עתל • Strongs / High • Page 1148

1. Jah is the Strong one (n. p. m.). 2. Female personal name (n. p. f.).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: γοθολια γοθολιασ γοθολιαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6271:

γοθολια 11× (66.5%)

γοθολιασ 2× (12.8%)

γοθολιαν 2× (8.9%)

RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

LITV Translation:
and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,