1 Chronicles 8:31

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וגדור וּגְדוֹר

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

גדר

Gᵉdôr

Definition

Gedor, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites

Root

or (fully) גדור; from H1443 (גדר); inclosure;

Exhaustive

or (fully) גדור; from גדר; inclosure; Gedor, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites; Gedor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1446

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גְּדוּר

proper noun • Consonantal / Low • Page 304

n. p. of a city in Judah, so called perhaps originally from the Gadda-worship.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: γεδωρ γεδουρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1446:

γεδωρ 3× (44.5%)

γεδουρ 2× (26.6%)

ואחיו וְאַחְיוֹ

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

אחיו

ʼAchyôw

Definition

Achio, the name of three Israelites

Root

prolonged from H251 (אח); brotherly;

Exhaustive

prolonged from אח; brotherly; Achio, the name of three Israelites; Ahio.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H283

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַחְיוֹ

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 100

God is Jô.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0283:

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וזכר וָזָכֶר׃

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

זכר

Zeker

Definition

Zeker, an Israelite

Root

the same as H2143 (זכר);

Exhaustive

the same as זכר; Zeker, an Israelite; Zeker.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2144

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זֶכֶר

masculine noun • Root זכר • Strongs / High • Page 433

1. The same as the preceding entry (remembrance, memory). 2. (fame) a masculine proper name.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2144:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zaccur.

LITV Translation:
and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Gedor and his brother, and Zecher, and Mikloth.