1 Chronicles 8:30

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ובנו וּבְנוֹ

and they have built

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

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

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

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

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

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, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

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%)

הבכור הַבְּכוֹר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בכור

bᵉkôwr

Definition

firstborn; hence, chief

Root

from H1069 (בכר);

Exhaustive

from בכר; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1060

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בְּכוֹר

noun masculine • Root בכר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 243

prop. abstract, the being matured; concrete first birth i.e. the first born, particularly the male, but in Scripture only with reference to the first begotten of the father.

Matched via consonantal key only

בִּכּוּר

noun masculine • Root בכר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 243

1. firstlings (of fruits, grain) which were offered in the temple. 2. Same as בַּכּוּרָה the early fig, which ripens at the beginning of summer.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּכוֹר

noun masculine • Root בכר • Page 98

1. first-born, spoken of men and cattle (Ex. 11:5, 12:29). 2. figuratively, 'the first-born of the poor' (Is. 14:30), meaning the very poor; 'death's first-born' (Job 18:13), meaning a most awful death.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πρωτότοκον πρωτότοκοσ πρωτοτόκου πρωτότοκα πρωτοτόκῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1060:

πρωτότοκον 32× (27.6%)

πρωτότοκοσ 28× (22.8%)

πρωτοτόκου 18× (15.4%)

πρωτότοκα 13× (9.7%)

πρωτοτόκῳ 8× (6.2%)

πρωτοτόκων 8× (5.9%)

πρωτότοκόσ 4× (3.4%)

'' 2× (1.5%)

עבדון עַבְדּוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עבדון

ʻAbdôwn

Definition

Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites

Root

from H5647 (עבד); servitude;

Exhaustive

from עבד; servitude; Abdon, the name of a place in Palestine and of four Israelites; Abdon. Compare עברן.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5658

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲבָדוֹן

noun proper masculine • Root עבד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1045

Proper name, masculine. 1. Worshipper, devotee (of Jah). 2. A city in Asher.

Matched via consonantal key only

עַבְדּוֹן

proper name • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1043

Proper name.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַבְדּוֹן

proper name • Root עבד • Page 487

Proper name of a Levitical city in the tribe of Asher. Josh. 21 : 30. 1 Chr. 6: 59.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αβαδων λαβδων

LXX Usage Statistics

H5658:

αβαδων 3× (40.1%)

λαβδων 2× (28.2%)

וצור וְצוּר

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

צור

Tsûwr

Definition

Tsur, the name of a Midianite and of an Israelite

Root

the same as H6697 (צור); rock;

Exhaustive

the same as צור; rock; Tsur, the name of a Midianite and of an Israelite; Zur.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6698

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צוּר

verb • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1222

(not used) tr. to form or fabricate, of sculpture, especially of artificial figures; applied generally to the trade of a goldsmith. Fundamental meaning is to cut, form, fashion.

צוּר

verb • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1224

II. tr. 1. (not used) to cut, secare. 2. to form, fabricate, make (with metaphoric transference, e.g., to form in metal, or a vessel).

צוּר

verb • Root צר • Strongs / High • Page 1225

To go, to wander; also existing in הָלַךְ, הַר. In its organic root צר is connected with סָר, יָר. I.

צוּר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1225

Refers to derivatives relating to form or shape. II.

צוּר

noun masculine • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1225

1. A stone, a rock, so called from its hardness. Fig. of God as a rock which gives safety, protection, refuge (Deut. 32, 4).

צוּר

noun masculine • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1225

An edge, sharpness (of the sword). Also form, shape (from צוּר II).

צוּר

noun proper masculine • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1225

Proper name meaning 'A rock, i. e. God.'

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צוּר

verb • Page 566

I. To press, straiten, hence to besiege (a city).

צוּר

verb • Root צרר • Page 566

II. i. q. צָרַר to bind together.

צוּר

verb • Root יצר • Page 566

III. i. q. יָצַר to form, make.

צוּר

m. dec. i. • Page 566

I. 1. a rock. 2. a stone.

צוּר

noun masculine • Root צור , • Page 566

II. sharpness, edge.

צוּר

m. dec. i. form. • Page 566

III. form.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σουρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6698:

σουρ 4× (79.3%)

וקיש וְקישׁ

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

קיש

Qîysh

Definition

Kish, the name of five Israelites

Root

from H6983 (קוש); a bow;

Exhaustive

from קוש; a bow; Kish, the name of five Israelites; Kish.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7027

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

קִישׁ

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1272

m. same as קוּשׁ, only found in קוּשִׁיָּה (Jah is Might), a proper name.

קִישׁ

noun proper masculine • Root קוש • Strongs / High • Page 1277

A bow, figuratively power.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: κισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7027:

κισ 20× (94.9%)

ובעל וּבַעַל

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

בעל

Baʻal

Definition

Baal, a Phoenician deity

Root

the same as H1167 (בעל);

Exhaustive

the same as בעל; Baal, a Phoenician deity; Baal, (plural) Baalim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1168

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵל

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עלא • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Aramaic masculine noun, same as Hebrew מַעַל (the height, the upper); commonly used as a preposition with מִן following, meaning above or over.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֵל

unknown • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition / adverb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָל

noun masculine • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1087

1. Most high (same as עֶלְיוֹן), hence God. Applied to idols ('no-god'). 2. The upper part, the height; hence above, i. e. in the height.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָל

unknown • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1096

The plural is used like קְדֹשִׁים &c. (comp. Ex. 19, 6).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֹל

noun masculine • Root עלל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Masculine noun (also spelled עֹל). A round, roller-like object, specifically a yoke (bent cross-wood put on the neck of animals). Figuratively: servitude, dependence, oppression, and burdening.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: βααλ βααλιμ αἰσχύνησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1168b:

βααλ 56× (70.7%)

βααλιμ 14× (17.7%)

αἰσχύνησ 2× (2.5%)

ונדב וְנָדָב׃

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

נדב

Nâdâb

Definition

Nadab, the name of four Israelites

Root

from H5068 (נדב); liberal;

Exhaustive

from נדב; liberal; Nadab, the name of four Israelites; Nadab.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5070

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָדָב

noun proper masculine • Root נדב • Strongs / High • Page 946

A noble one; a proper name for a male.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ναδαβ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5070:

ναδαβ 19× (95.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And his son the first-born, Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

LITV Translation:
And his first son was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And her firstborn son was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, and Ner,