1 Samuel 10:23

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וירצו וַיָּרֻצוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

רוץ

rûwts

Definition

to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7323

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

II. to bruise or rub in pieces, grain, to grind.

רוּץ

verb • Root רוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1329

to flow or run off, to precipitate; hence to run, to rush along, to hasten; to hunt; to seek protection from one.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רוּץ

verb • Page 177

To run.

רוּץ

verb • Page 613

1. To run; metaphorically to pursue with ardour. 2. To rush upon, to assail. Participle plural: runners, state-couriers, or royal bodyguards. Prov. 18:10, Ps. 119:32, 1 Sam. 22:17.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἔδραμεν ἔδραμον παρατρεχόντων δράμε δραμοῦμαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H7323:

ἔδραμεν 11× (10.1%)

ἔδραμον 6× (5.7%)

παρατρεχόντων 5× (4.5%)

δράμε 5× (5.1%)

δραμοῦμαι 4× (4.0%)

παρατρέχοντεσ 4× (3.5%)

--- 3× (3.1%)

τρέχουσιν 3× (3.1%)

δραμοῦνται 3× (3.1%)

τρέχοντα 3× (3.1%)

ויקחהו וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

לקח

lâqach

Definition

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3947

ו

Definition

him, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לָקַח

transitive verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 791

tr. to take, lay hold of, seize, with the hand; to catch; to take away from a thing.

לָקַח

verb • Root לקח • Strongs / High • Page 792

To take, take from; to take away, as prey, to kill; to conquer; to take along, lead; to procure, bring, fetch; to receive, accept, obtain; to undertake; to buy.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָקַח

verb • Page 348

1. to take (often pleonastically). Gen. 12:5. 2. to seize or lay hold of. Ezek. 8:3. 3. to take away. Gen. 4:12. 4. to take, capture, occupare. Num. 21:25. 5. to receive, obtain, acquire. Num. 23:20. 6. to admit, take up, receive. Prov. 2:1.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔλαβεν λαβὲ λήμψῃ ἔλαβον λήμψεται

LXX Usage Statistics

H3947:

ἔλαβεν 254× (24.8%)

λαβὲ 73× (7.8%)

λήμψῃ 57× (5.7%)

ἔλαβον 57× (5.7%)

λήμψεται 50× (5.1%)

λαβεῖν 32× (3.4%)

λήμψονται 30× (3.0%)

λαβὼν 28× (2.7%)

λάβετε 25× (2.7%)

λήμψομαι 21× (2.1%)

משם מִשָּׁם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שם

shâm

Definition

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

Root

a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, H834 (אשר));

Exhaustive

a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אשר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8033

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1442

A sign, a memorial, a token, a mark, and therefore a name. (Includes usage regarding calling or inscribing a name).

Matched via consonantal key only

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1442

Metaphor: The internal essence as outwardly revealed and known as operative; hence of God (the Divine Essence, Presence, Protection, or Power).

Matched via consonantal key only

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1442

Fame, renown, fama, an honourable name. Also used to denote a good name, sweet scent (assonance), bad reputation, or posterity (name after death).

Matched via consonantal key only

שֵׁם

noun proper • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1442

Proper noun: The oldest son of Noah (Gen. 5, 32), progenitor of the Semites.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׂם

verb (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1398

Same as Hebrew שׂוּם: to issue, to set forth, to give a name, to take consideration.

Matched via consonantal key only

שֵׁם

unknown • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1442

A sign (comp. the Ar.)

Matched via consonantal key only

שֵׁם

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1443

Sem, the eldest son of Noah, progenitor of the Semite peoples and territory.

Matched via consonantal key only

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1443

A name; fame, renown. Used along with אֱלָהּ in the Targ.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁם

adverb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1441

1. Of place: there, ibi, tum; there where. 2. Of time: then, at that time. 3. Of a thing: thence, from the place/time/thing.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁם

m. constr. • Page 683

1. a name; a celebrated name, celebrity, renown. Gen. 6: 4, Num. 16: 2. 2. a rumour, report. Deut. 22: 14. 3. the name of Jehovah, particularly his praise or glory. Ps. 79: 9, Is. 48: 9.

שָׁם

adverb • Page 683

1. there. 2. thither (i.q. שָׁמָּה). 3. then (spoken of time). 4. thither/whither (with paragagic ה). Gen. 13: 3, 1 Sam. 2: 14, Ps. 14: 5, Gen. 19: 20.

שֻׁם

m. chald. • Page 684

A name. References: Dan. 4:5 [4:8]; Ezra 5:1. With suffix שֻׁמֵּהּ (from שֵׁם) Dan. 2:20, 26; 4:5 [4:8]; 5:12. Ezra 5:14: 'and they were given to Sheshbazzar, as his name was'.

Prep-M, Adverb

LXX: ἐκεῖ ἐκεῖθεν --- '' ὄνομα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8033:

ἐκεῖ 553× (68.1%)

ἐκεῖθεν 109× (13.4%)

--- 44× (5.5%)

'' 23× (2.4%)

ὄνομα 13× (1.4%)

οὗ 10× (1.2%)

ἐπικληθῆναι 8× (1.0%)

ἦν 6× (0.6%)

ἔτι 4× (0.5%)

ἧσ 3× (0.3%)

ויתיצב וַיִּתְיַצֵּב

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יצב

yâtsab

Definition

to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue; present selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3320

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָצַב

verb • Root יצב • Strongs / High • Page 633

(Kal not used) Transitive: to set, to put, to place. Intransitive: to be firmly in a place, to stand firm or sit, to lie firmly.

יָצַב

verb • Root יצב • Strongs / High • Page 929

A root that interchanges with נָצַב, showing y/n interchange.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָצַב

verb • Root נצב • Page 292

To place. In Kal not used. In Hithpa. (הִתְיַצֵּב): (1) to place or present one's self (Ex. 2:4, Job 33:5); (2) to stand before any one, as a conqueror or in a judicial sense (Deut. 9:2, Job 41:2); (3) to stand by, to assist (Ps. 94:16).

conjunctive, Verb Hithpael sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἀντιστήσεται παραστῆναι κατάστητε στῆθι παράστηθι

LXX Usage Statistics

H3320:

ἀντιστήσεται 4× (7.8%)

παραστῆναι 4× (7.8%)

κατάστητε 4× (7.5%)

στῆθι 3× (5.3%)

παράστηθι 2× (3.9%)

δεῖ 2× (3.9%)

στῆτε 2× (3.6%)

παρέστη 2× (3.6%)

παρέστησαν 2× (3.6%)

παρεστάναι 2× (3.3%)

בתוך בְּתוֹךְ

in the center

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

תוך

tâvek

Definition

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

Root

from an unused root meaning to sever;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8432

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תָּוֶךְ

m. / prepos. • Strongs / High • Page 1503

m. the point of separation, the middle, space between, centre NUM. 35, 5. Used as a preposition: in the midst, within, through, between, among. (e.g., אֶל־תּוֹךְ into EX. 14, 23, בְּתֹוְךְ in the midst 1 KINGS 6, 19).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תָּוֶךְ

m. const. • Page 709

the middle, the midst. Gen. 35: 2. Lev. 20: 14. 1 Sam. 9: 14. Ezek. 9: 4.

תּוֹךְ

noun • Page 709

i. q. תֹּךְ oppression, q. v.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: μέσῳ μέσου μέσον αὐτῆσ ἐν

LXX Usage Statistics

H8432:

μέσῳ 193× (43.8%)

μέσου 55× (12.5%)

μέσον 36× (8.4%)

αὐτῆσ 24× (4.6%)

ἐν 19× (5.1%)

ὑμῖν 16× (3.6%)

αὐτοῖσ 10× (2.3%)

'' 10× (2.3%)

ἀνὰ 8× (2.1%)

ἐκ 8× (2.2%)

העם הָעָם

the People

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

עם

ʻam

Definition

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Root

from H6004 (עמם);

Exhaustive

from עמם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5971

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1100

Properly union, association, community, congregation, company. Hence: 1. A people (including the Israelite people, different nations, mankind, inhabitants of a city, countrymen, a tribe, kindred, or family-stock). 2. The mass of the people, the populace, or lower people (opposed to leaders/rich). 3. A troop of animals.

עַם

noun m. • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1101

People, the community, the mass of the people. Used along with אֻמָּה and גּוֹי.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַם

com. gen. • Page 512

a people, i. e. my people or country. Applied to animals, Prov. 30: 25, 26. Ps. 74: 14. Plur. עַמִּים (rarely in Chaldaic form עַמְמִים). Denotes the Jews as opposed to other nations (gentiles). Sometimes plur. stands for singular as Lev. 19: 16. נֶאֱסַף אֶל־עַמָּיו to be gathered to his people, i. e. to die.

עַם

chald. n. • Page 512

idem. Plur. עַמְמִין, emph. עַמְמַיָּא, Dan. 3 : 4, 7, 31. 5 : 19. 6 : 26. 7 : 14.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: λαοῦ λαὸσ λαὸν λαῷ λαόν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5971a:

λαοῦ 347× (18.2%)

λαὸσ 338× (17.6%)

λαὸν 251× (13.2%)

λαῷ 173× (8.7%)

λαόν 170× (8.8%)

λαόσ 132× (6.8%)

ἐθνῶν 46× (2.5%)

'' 43× (2.2%)

--- 41× (2.5%)

ἔθνη 39× (2.2%)

ויגבה וַיִּגְבַּהּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גבה

gâbahh

Definition

to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty; exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1361

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גָּבַהּ

verb • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

To rise to a height, to shoot up high, to be high; to overtop. Figuratively, to be elevated, renowned; or in a bad sense, to be high-minded, proud, haughty, arrogant.

Matched via consonantal key only

גֹּבַהּ

noun / masculine • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. Height, of cedars, stature, trees, heaven. 2. Figuratively, height, elevation, majesty; or in a bad sense, haughtiness, pride, arrogance.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּבָה

verb / transitive • Root גבא • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

(Not used) Transitive verb with the same meaning as גָּבָא: to collect, gather in, as applied to collecting tribute.

Matched via consonantal key only

גָּבֹהַּ

adjective / masculine • Root גבה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. High, of stature, tower, mountain, etc. 2. Haughty, proud, arrogant. Also used as a substantive meaning a high place, a hill, or a mountain.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּבָּה

noun / feminine • Root גבב • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

1. The arch of the eye, the black of the eye. 2. A felloe (of a wheel). 3. A hill.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּבָּה

noun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 294

A ground-form to the proper name גַּבְהֵן.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גָּבַהּ

verb • Root גבה • Page 124

1. to be high (Ezek. 31:5). 2. to be lifted up, to be exalted (Job 36:7). 3. to have an elated (proud) heart (Ps. 131:1). 4. by itself, to be proud, arrogant (Is. 3:16). Hiphil (הִגְבִּיהַּ): to make high, exalt.

גָּבַהּ

verb • Page 177

To be high.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ὑψώθη ἀπέχει ὑψοῦται ὕψωσεν ὑψηλὰ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1361:

ὑψώθη 10× (26.5%)

ἀπέχει 2× (5.5%)

ὑψοῦται 2× (5.5%)

ὕψωσεν 2× (5.1%)

ὑψηλὰ 2× (4.7%)

ὑψηλὸν 2× (4.7%)

ὕψοσ 2× (4.3%)

מכל מִכָּל־

from all/every

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כל

kôl

Definition

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Root

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from כלל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3605

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּל

noun / masculine • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 695

Properly 'all, whole, totality'. 1. Used adjectivally to mean 'all' or 'the whole of', as in 'all the earth'. 2. Describes a plurality of individual persons or things, translated as 'all'.

כֹּל

substantive / adverb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 696

A substantive meaning all, the whole, every, any. When used with a negative, it means none at all. It can also function as an adverb meaning wholly or altogether.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֹּל

chald. • Page 316

Same as Hebrew (all, every). Often appears with Makkeph as -כֹּל. References: Dan. 2:40, 4:9, 18, 25.

כֹּל

m. verbal • Root כלל • Page 315

A substantive meaning 'all', 'the whole', or 'totality'. Frequently used as an adjective (Jer. 33:8). 1. all. 2. every one.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πάντα πᾶσ πάντεσ πᾶν πάντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3605:

πάντα 921× (17.0%)

πᾶσ 451× (8.4%)

πάντεσ 441× (8.4%)

πᾶν 351× (6.5%)

πάντασ 297× (5.6%)

πᾶσαν 267× (4.9%)

πάντων 242× (4.4%)

πάσασ 230× (4.4%)

--- 227× (4.5%)

πᾶσα 214× (4.0%)

העם הָעָם

the People

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

עם

ʻam

Definition

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Root

from H6004 (עמם);

Exhaustive

from עמם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5971

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1100

Properly union, association, community, congregation, company. Hence: 1. A people (including the Israelite people, different nations, mankind, inhabitants of a city, countrymen, a tribe, kindred, or family-stock). 2. The mass of the people, the populace, or lower people (opposed to leaders/rich). 3. A troop of animals.

עַם

noun m. • Root עמם • Strongs / High • Page 1101

People, the community, the mass of the people. Used along with אֻמָּה and גּוֹי.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַם

com. gen. • Page 512

a people, i. e. my people or country. Applied to animals, Prov. 30: 25, 26. Ps. 74: 14. Plur. עַמִּים (rarely in Chaldaic form עַמְמִים). Denotes the Jews as opposed to other nations (gentiles). Sometimes plur. stands for singular as Lev. 19: 16. נֶאֱסַף אֶל־עַמָּיו to be gathered to his people, i. e. to die.

עַם

chald. n. • Page 512

idem. Plur. עַמְמִין, emph. עַמְמַיָּא, Dan. 3 : 4, 7, 31. 5 : 19. 6 : 26. 7 : 14.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: λαοῦ λαὸσ λαὸν λαῷ λαόν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5971a:

λαοῦ 347× (18.2%)

λαὸσ 338× (17.6%)

λαὸν 251× (13.2%)

λαῷ 173× (8.7%)

λαόν 170× (8.8%)

λαόσ 132× (6.8%)

ἐθνῶν 46× (2.5%)

'' 43× (2.2%)

--- 41× (2.5%)

ἔθνη 39× (2.2%)

משכמו מִשִּׁכְמוֹ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שכם

shᵉkem

Definition

the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill

Root

from H7925 (שכם);

Exhaustive

from שכם; the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill; back, [idiom] consent, portion, shoulder.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7926

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

שְׁכֶם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1423

1. The back, shoulder, shoulder-blade (often metaphor for oppressive dominion). 2. Burden, task (the part where the load is laid). 3. Metaphor: ridge of a hill, mountain-tract. 4. Proper name: Shechem (a territory/city).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָ

unknown • Root מה • Page 350

See מָה Note.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ὤμων νῶτον ὦμον ὠμίαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7926:

ὤμων 5× (22.2%)

νῶτον 2× (9.7%)

ὦμον 2× (8.9%)

ὠμίαν 2× (8.9%)

ומעלה וָמָעְלָה׃

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

מעל

maʻal

Definition

properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

Root

from H5927 (עלה);

Exhaustive

from עלה; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.; above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4605

ה

Definition

to

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9011

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעַל

noun masculine • Root עלל • Strongs / High • Page 885

(Aramaic) The going down, setting, of the sun.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַעַל

ii. m. contraction • Root עלה • Page 393

What is above; hence as an adv. above. Found in compositions like Is. 45:8, Deut. 5:8, Gen. 22:9. Also used to mean upwards, higher and higher (Deut. 28:43), or forward/afterwards (1 Sam. 16:13).

מַעַל

chald. plur. מַעֲלֵי • Root עלל • Page 393

Setting of the sun. Found in Dan. 6:15.

מַעַל

noun masculine • Root עלה • Page 393

A lifting up. Found in Neh. 8:6. A contraction of מַעֲלָה.

מַעַל

i. m. verbal noun • Root מעל • Page 393

A sin, transgression. Always used in phraseology related to the verb.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute, Suffix directional he

LXX: ἐπάνω ἄνω ἄνωθεν ἐπάνωθεν ὕψοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4605:

ἐπάνω 61× (42.3%)

ἄνω 15× (11.6%)

ἄνωθεν 14× (11.1%)

ἐπάνωθεν 11× (8.4%)

ὕψοσ 7× (4.7%)

ὑπεράνω 6× (4.5%)

'' 5× (3.4%)

ἀνωτέραν 3× (1.7%)

--- 2× (1.6%)

ἀνωτέρασ 2× (1.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And they will run and take him from thence, and he will stand in the midst of the people; and he will be high above all the people, from his shoulders and above.

LITV Translation:
And they ran and took him from there. And he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than all the people, from his shoulders and upward.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upward.