1 Chronicles 8:4

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואבישוע וַאֲבִישׁוּעַ

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

אבישוע

ʼĂbîyshûwaʻ

Definition

Abishua, the name of two Israelites

Root

from H1 (אב) and H7771 (שוע); father of plenty (i.e. prosperous);

Exhaustive

xlit ʼĂbîyshûwac corrected to ʼĂbîyshûwaʻ; from אב and שוע; father of plenty (i.e. prosperous); Abishua, the name of two Israelites; Abishua.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H50

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲבִישׁוּעַ

noun proper masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 52

'Ab as prosperity; proper name found in 1 Chr. 5, 30; 6, 35; Ezr. 7, 5.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0050:

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ונעמן וְנַעֲמָן

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

נעמן

Naʻămân

Definition

Naaman, the name of an Israelite and of a Damascene

Root

the same as H5282 (נעמן);

Exhaustive

the same as נעמן; Naaman, the name of an Israelite and of a Damascene; Naaman.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5283

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נַעֲמָן

noun / masculine • Root נעם • Strongs / High • Page 977

1. Pleasantness, joy of plants. 2. A gracious one; a masculine proper name (Naaman).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ναιμαν νοεμαν νοομα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5283:

ναιμαν 11× (67.1%)

νοεμαν 3× (16.5%)

νοομα 2× (11.0%)

ואחוח וַאֲחוֹחַ׃

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

אחוח

ʼĂchôwach

Definition

Achoach, an Israelite

Root

by reduplication from H251 (אח); brotherly;

Exhaustive

by reduplication from אח; brotherly; Achoach, an Israelite; Ahoah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H265

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲחוֹחַ

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 97

Proper name of a Benjamite.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

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H0265:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

LITV Translation:
and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,