1 Samuel 20:30

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויחר וַיִּחַר־

and he is kindling

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

חרה

chârâh

Definition

to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

Root

a primitive root (compare H2787 (חרר));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare חרר); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See תחרה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2734

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חָרָה

verb • Root חרה • Strongs / High • Page 526

I. Same as חָרָא I.

חָרָה

verb • Root חרה • Strongs / High • Page 526

II. Intransitive: to glow, to burn, particularly of anger, to be kindled. Figuratively: to be fretful, vexatious, excited, moved, sad; to be zealous against someone; to oppose, be jealous or envious; to rage; to prick or sting.

חָרָה

verb • Root חרה • Strongs / High • Page 527

Not used in this form (III); related to חָרָא II, meaning to screen, to protect round about.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חָרָה

verb • Root חרר • Page 247

1. to burn, to be kindled; spoken only of anger (Ex. 22:23, Gen. 30:2). 2. to be angry, used personally (Hab. 3:7). (Niph.) to be angry (Cant. 1:6, Is. 41:11). (Hiph.) 1. to be hot, ardent, zealous (Neh. 3:20). 2. to cause to burn, to kindle (Job 19:11). (Hithpa.) to become angry (Ps. 37:1, 7, 8).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐθυμώθη ὠργίσθη παραζήλου θυμωθεὶσ ἠθύμησεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2734:

ἐθυμώθη 22× (21.5%)

ὠργίσθη 15× (14.9%)

παραζήλου 3× (3.3%)

θυμωθεὶσ 3× (2.8%)

ἠθύμησεν 3× (2.8%)

ὀργὴ 3× (2.5%)

παρωξύνθη 2× (2.2%)

λελύπημαι 2× (2.2%)

--- 2× (2.2%)

ὀργισθεὶσ 2× (2.0%)

אף אַף

yea/a nostril/anger

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אף

ʼaph

Definition

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

Root

from H599 (אנף);

Exhaustive

from אנף; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire; anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H639

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אַף

noun masculine • Root אנף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 171

Properly the projecting, the prominent; the nose as the prominent thing of the face; anger (conceived of as a snorting of the nose); face.

אַף

preposition / conj. • Strongs_Numbers • Page 172

Properly a preposition meaning 'with', 'at', 'to', 'before', 'toward'. As a conjunction it signifies 'also', 'likewise', 'even', 'yea', 'how much more' (a fortiori). It is often used to make pronouns or particles emphatic. When reduplicated (אַף ... אַף) it means 'as well ... as also'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַף

conj. prim. • Page 64

1. also. 2. and. 3. yea rather. 4. but, yet. 5. how much less. 6. literally also when; how much more (after affirmation) or how much less (after negation).

אַף

chald. • Page 65

Chald. idem. (likewise, also). Dan. 6: 23.

אַף

noun masculine • Root אנף • Page 65

1. nose; pride of nose, i. e. of countenance (Ps. 10: 4); the breathing of the nose, i. e. anger (Job. 4: 9). 2. anger (Prov. 22: 24). 3. face, countenance (Gen. 3: 19). 4. two persons (1 Sam. 1: 5).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0639:

No stats available

שאול שָׁאוּל

Sheol

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שאול

Shâʼûwl

Definition

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

Root

passive participle of H7592 (שאל); asked;

Exhaustive

passive participle of שאל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7586

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שָׁאוּל

noun proper masculine • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1366

Proper name masculine, meaning 'asked' (from God). Refers to the first king of Israel, an appellation of the place שֶׁבַע, and a patronymic.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαουλ '' --- γυναικὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7586:

σαουλ 355× (88.5%)

'' 29× (6.4%)

--- 9× (2.3%)

γυναικὶ 2× (0.4%)

ביהונתן בִּיהוֹנָתָן

None

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

יהונתן

Yᵉhôwnâthân

Definition

Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites

Root

from H3068 (יהוה) and H5414 (נתן); Jehovah-given;

Exhaustive

from יהוה and נתן; Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites; Jonathan. Compare יונתן.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3083

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יְהוֹנָתָן

proper noun / masculine • Root נתן • Strongs / High • Page 592

A proper name meaning 'Yehô is giver'. It is interchanged with the more common form יוֹנָתָן (Jonathan).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוֹנָתָן

noun masculine • Page 276

and יוֹנָתָן (Jehovah gives) Jonathan, the son of Saul, celebrated for his heroic friendship towards David, 1 Sam. xiii.—xxxi. Also the name of several other persons.

Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωναθαν ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3083:

ιωναθαν 75× (92.1%)

'' 4× (4.4%)

ויאמר וַיֹּאמֶר

and he is saying

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

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

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אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

לו לוֹ

to himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

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

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

וְ

prefix • Root היה • Page 195

A prefix, as in וַיִּקְתֹּל (he killed). Usually called Vav conversivum futuri. It is most probably a contraction of the old form הָוָה or הָוֵי i. q. הָיָה.

וְ

conj. and prefix • Page 194

Vav copulativum. Signifies a nail, peg, hook. Used as: 1. merely connective (and, also); 2. adversative (but, yet - Gen. 17:21); 3. illative (since, wherefore - Gen. 26:27, Ruth 1:21); 4. causal (for - Gen. 20:3, Is. 39:1); 5. to express result/consequence (that - Num. 23:19).

Preposition -For/Into Art, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

בן בֶּן־

builder/son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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

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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.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Noun common both singular construct

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%)

נעות נַעֲוַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עוה

ʻâvâh

Definition

to crook, literally or figuratively

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively; do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5753

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עָוָה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1061

1. To bend, to curve (the way, the walk); hence to act crookedly, perversely. 2. To subvert, to overturn, to destroy, places, cities. 3. To twist together, to pour together, in a heap. 4. To move in a circle, about a thing (applied to circular tents).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָוָה

verb • Page 495

1. to be crooked, to be perverted. 2. to deal perversely, to sin. Niph. 1. to be bowed down. 7. Especially from pain (like the pangs of a woman in child-birth). 2. to be perverted. Pi. to turn up. Hiph. to pervert. References: Dan. 9:5, Est. 1:16, Ps. 38:7, Is. 21:3, Prov. 12:8, 1 Sam. 20:30, Lam. 3:9, Is. 24:1, Job 33:27.

Verb Niphal participle active feminine singular construct

LXX: ἠδίκησεν ἠνομήσαμεν ἠδικήσαμεν ἠδίκησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5753b:

ἠδίκησεν 2× (11.6%)

ἠνομήσαμεν 2× (11.6%)

ἠδικήσαμεν 2× (11.6%)

ἠδίκησαν 2× (11.6%)

המרדות הַמַּרְדּוּת

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

מרדות

mardûwth

Definition

rebelliousness

Root

from H4775 (מרד);

Exhaustive

from מרד; rebelliousness; [idiom] rebellious.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4780

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַרְדּוּת

f. verbal • Root מרד • Page 405

rebellion, refractoriness. 1 Sam. 20: 30.

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H4780:

No stats available

הלוא הֲלוֹא

Is not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

ha

Definition

? (interrog.)

Root

Interrogative particle

Exhaustive

the / or (interrog. particle)

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

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לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle interrogative, Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

ידעתי יָדַ֗עְתִּי

I have perceived

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ידע

yâdaʻ

Definition

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3045

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יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

To know, perceive, understand. It encompasses various meanings including: to perceive by the senses, to know carnally (euphemism), to understand mentally, to discover, to be skilled in, to have a clear consciousness of, to care for, and to have moral perception (to know good and evil).

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

to know, of the different meanings of Kal, to see, be seen, perceived, observed; to be known, to appear i.e. to be recognised; to be well-known, celebrated.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

II. The original idea of the root: to distinguish, separate, divide, lay aside, remove. This meaning appears seldom in Scripture.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

To divide, separate, split, cut. Figuratively, to chastise, visit, or punish.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

A transposed form of יָדַע. The Kal form is not used.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 582

1. to see, to perceive by the organs of sight, to mark, to perceive; 2. to perceive by hearing, to know by the taste, to experience, to feel; 3. Metaphorically from this, to lie with (sexual intercourse).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Page 272

1. To know, understand, know how (Job 32:22, 1 Sam. 16:16). 2. To know, be acquainted with, know by name (Gen. 29:5, Ex. 33:12). 3. To perceive, observe, discern (Gen. 19:33, Judg. 13:21). 4. To learn, be informed, learn by experience (Gen. 9:24, Lev. 5:3, Ex. 6:7). 5. To imagine, expect (Ps. 35:8, Job 9:5). 6. To concern one's self about, take care of (Gen. 39:6, Prov. 27:23); spoken of God's interest in man (Ps. 144:3). 7. Euphemistic expression for sexual intercourse (Gen. 4:17, 25; 1 Sam. 1:19).

Verb Qal perfect first person common singular

LXX: ἔγνω γνώσονται ἔγνωσαν ἔγνων οἶδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3045:

ἔγνω 57× (5.6%)

γνώσονται 51× (4.5%)

ἔγνωσαν 37× (3.7%)

ἔγνων 37× (3.7%)

οἶδα 30× (3.1%)

γνώσῃ 27× (2.4%)

γνώσεσθε 26× (2.4%)

οἶδεν 25× (2.6%)

γνῶναι 24× (2.2%)

ἔγνωσ 21× (2.1%)

כי כִּי־

for

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כי

kîy

Definition

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Root

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3588

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כִּי

masculine noun • Root כוה • Strongs / High • Page 690

A prick, mark, stigma; a brand.

כִּי

relative conjunction • Root כי • Strongs / High • Page 690

A pronominal root used as a relative conjunction. 1. usually a relative particle, that, quod, to denote the relation of the preceding to the following clause, such as in indirect and direct speech.

כִּי

particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 691

A versatile particle with several primary meanings. 1. As a conjunction, it can introduce an exclamation, a question, or an emphatic confirmation, and is sometimes translated as 'that'. 2. As a relative particle of time, it means 'when', 'if', 'since', 'as', 'as often as'. 3. As a causal particle, it means 'because' or 'for'. 4. As a particle of consequence, it can mean 'so' or 'then'.

כִּי

conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 692

A relative conjunction with a wide range of meanings depending on context. Causal: 'for', 'because'. Adversative: 'but', 'nay but', 'nay for', 'no', 'but yes', 'but indeed', 'but yet'. Comparative: 'but now'. Concessive: 'although'. Consequential: 'for which reason'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּי

m. subst. • Root כוה • Page 314

I. a mark burnt in, a brand, stigma. Is. 3: 24.

כִּי

primitive particle • Page 314

II. Probably a relative pronoun, i. q. אֲשֶׁר (Gen. 4:25). Used as a conj.: 1. that (Gen. 1:4). 2. for, because (Gen. 3:14). 3. if (Ex. 3:21). 4. when (Hos. 11:1). 5. yet, although (Ps. 116:10). 6. but (Gen. 45:8). 7. yea rather (Ps. 44:23). 8. often used at the beginning of a proposition (Zech. 3:8). 9. at the beginning of the apodosis (Gen. 22:17).

Particle

LXX: ὅτι γὰρ ἐὰν διότι ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3588a:

ὅτι 2030× (53.1%)

γὰρ 394× (10.3%)

ἐὰν 276× (7.0%)

διότι 259× (6.8%)

--- 158× (4.1%)

ἀλλ' 114× (2.9%)

'' 76× (1.7%)

ὅταν 55× (1.4%)

καὶ 49× (1.3%)

γάρ 44× (1.2%)

בחר בֹחֵר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בחר

bâchar

Definition

properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H977

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בַּחַר

noun masculine • Root בחר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 233

same as בָּחוּר (young man/select)

בָּחַר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 233

I. 1. to prove (metals by the fire), to glow, to purify; to try, to examine. 2. to choose, to seek out, to select, to test; to have pleasure in, to love. (Niph. to be chosen; Puh. to be selected)

בָּחַר

verb • Root בחר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 233

II. (not used) 1. to mature, ripen. 2. to hasten forwards, to advance.

בָּחַר

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 233

III. (not used) to be deep, low, prop. divided through, deepened.

בַּחֻרִים

noun proper • Root בחר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 234

Low ground, low land; a Benjaminite city in the vicinity of Jerusalem.

בַּחֻרִים

noun masculine plural • Lemma_Lookup • Page 234

Youth.

בַּחֲרֻם

noun proper • Root בחר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 234

Low ground; a city whence one of David's heroes sprang.

יִבְחַר

noun proper masculine • Root בחר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 571

chooser, selecter (viz. Jah is); a proper name.

מִבְחָר

masculine noun / proper noun • Root בחר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 803

1. The select, finest, best. 2. A youth; also a proper masculine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בָּחַר

verb • Page 92

1. To choose, select, elect. 2. To take pleasure in any thing or any body, to like, be pleased. 3. As in Aram. to prove, examine.

Verb Qal participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0977:

No stats available

אתה אַתָּה

he who comes

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אתה

ʼattâh

Definition

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

Root

or (shortened); את; or את; feminine (irregular) sometimes אתי; plural masculine אתם; feminine אתן; or אתנהlemma אתנה missing vowel, corrected to אתנה; or אתנה; a primitive pronoun of the second person;

Exhaustive

or (shortened); את; or את; feminine (irregular) sometimes אתי; plural masculine אתם; feminine אתן; or אתנהlemma אתנה missing vowel, corrected to אתנה; or אתנה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H859

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱלִיאָתָה

noun proper masculine • Root איות • Lemma_Lookup • Page 138

Proper name masculine, 'El is [coming/consent]'.

אַתָּה

pronoun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 210

Personal pronoun (2nd person) m. thou (you).

אָתָה

verb • Root אתה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 209

To come.

אָתָה

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 210

(not used) should be assumed for the noun אָתוֹן (she-ass); but according to others אָתַן is the stem.

אָתָה

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 210

See אֲתָא.

אִתְהַעְבַּד

verb pael • Root עבד • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1043

To be made to serve; to be made into; to be done.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַנְתָּה

pronoun • Page 62

thou. Found only in biblical Chaldee.

אֲתָה

chald. v. • Page 82

to come (Dan. 7:22). Aph. הַיְתִי 'to bring' (Dan. 3:13). Pass. היתִי 'be brought' (Dan. 3:13).

אַתָּה

pronoun personal • Page 82

thou (masc.). The Dagesh forte stands for an assimilated Nun. Occurs without final He five times (Eccl. 7:22, Job 1:10, etc.). Comp. fem. אַתְּ, and plur. אַתֶּם, אַתֶּן.

Pronoun personal second person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0859a:

No stats available

לבן לְבֶן־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

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

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.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

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%)

ישי יִשַׁי

Being/Existance (Jesse)

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ישי

Yishay

Definition

Jishai, David's father

Root

by Aramaic אישי; from the same as H3426 (יש); extant;

Exhaustive

by Aramaic אישי; from the same as יש; extant; Jishai, David's father; Jesse.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3448

Fürst

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יִשַׁי

noun / proper / masculine • Root יש יה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 658

Jah is existing, living; the name of David's father.

Matched via consonantal key only

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιεσσαι ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3448:

ιεσσαι 35× (86.6%)

'' 5× (10.9%)

לבשתך לְבָשְׁתְּךָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בשת

bôsheth

Definition

shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol

Root

from H954 (בוש);

Exhaustive

from בוש; shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol; ashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1322

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֶּשֶׁת

noun feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 286

Only a collateral form of בֹּשֶׁת found in the proper name יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת.

Matched via consonantal key only

בֹּשֶׁת

noun feminine • Root בוש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 286

Shame, as an affection of the mind; disgrace, ignominy; the pudenda; an expression of contempt (often used for idols).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּשֶׁת

f. verbal • Root בוש • Page 120

1. shame; for the most part joined with פָּנִים, shame or confusion of face, Ps. 44:16. Dan. 9:7, 8. 2 Chr. 32:21.—בּשֶׁת לָבַשׁ figuratively to be clothed with shame, Job 8:22. Ps. 35:26. 2. the secret parts. Mic. 1:11. 3. idol. Hos. 9:10. Jer. 3:24. 11:13.

Preposition, Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: αἰσχύνην αἰσχύνη αἰσχύνῃ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1322:

αἰσχύνην 14× (45.3%)

αἰσχύνη 5× (13.5%)

αἰσχύνῃ 3× (8.0%)

--- 2× (7.1%)

ולבשת וּלְבֹשֶׁת

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

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בשת

bôsheth

Definition

shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol

Root

from H954 (בוש);

Exhaustive

from בוש; shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol; ashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1322

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֶּשֶׁת

noun feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 286

Only a collateral form of בֹּשֶׁת found in the proper name יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת.

Matched via consonantal key only

בֹּשֶׁת

noun feminine • Root בוש • Consonantal / Medium • Page 286

Shame, as an affection of the mind; disgrace, ignominy; the pudenda; an expression of contempt (often used for idols).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּשֶׁת

f. verbal • Root בוש • Page 120

1. shame; for the most part joined with פָּנִים, shame or confusion of face, Ps. 44:16. Dan. 9:7, 8. 2 Chr. 32:21.—בּשֶׁת לָבַשׁ figuratively to be clothed with shame, Job 8:22. Ps. 35:26. 2. the secret parts. Mic. 1:11. 3. idol. Hos. 9:10. Jer. 3:24. 11:13.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: αἰσχύνην αἰσχύνη αἰσχύνῃ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1322:

αἰσχύνην 14× (45.3%)

αἰσχύνη 5× (13.5%)

αἰσχύνῃ 3× (8.0%)

--- 2× (7.1%)

ערות עֶרְוַת

nakedness

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ערוה

ʻervâh

Definition

nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)

Root

from H6168 (ערה);

Exhaustive

from ערה; nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish); nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6172

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֶרְוָה

noun feminine • Root ערה • Strongs / High • Page 1133

nakedness (which one covers); bareness; generally the shame, the pudenda, of a man or of a woman. Figuratively: to have carnal intercourse; to give up to disgrace, ignominy, to the violation of all feeling of shame; also expose to mockery. Figuratively: the unoccupied, accessible and undefended places of the land; a hateful thing, filthiness, with relation to the sexual act.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֶרְוָה

f. verbal • Root ערה • Page 526

1. nakedness (Hos. 2: 11, Gen. 42: 9). 2. the private parts, pudenda (Gen. 9: 22, 23, Lev. 20: 11). 3. offensiveness, shamefulness (Deut. 23: 14).

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆσ ἀσχημοσύνη αἰσχύνην αἰσχύνη

LXX Usage Statistics

H6172:

ἀσχημοσύνην 29× (50.8%)

αὐτῆσ 8× (10.5%)

ἀσχημοσύνη 5× (8.8%)

αἰσχύνην 4× (6.7%)

αἰσχύνη 3× (5.1%)

γύμνωσιν 3× (4.5%)

κακίασ 2× (3.2%)

ἴχνη 2× (3.2%)

אמך אִמֶּךָ׃

mother of yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אם

ʼêm

Definition

a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father)); dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H517

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵם

noun feminine • Root אמה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 146

Mother; figuratively: ancestress, princess, collective people, mother-earth, mother-city (metropolis), or the head/beginning of a way.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵם

f. prim. dec. viii. k. • Page 54

1. mother. Gen. 2: 24. Also grandmother, 1 K. 15: 10. 2. protectress, instructress. Judg. 5: 7. 3. mother city, chief city, metropolis. 2 Sam. 20: 19. 4. with דֶּרֶךְ, mother of the way for a cross road. Ezek. 21: 26.

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0517:

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RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Saul's anger will kindle against Jonathan, and he will say to him, Son of crooked rebelliousness, did I not know that thou choosest to the son of Jesse to thy shame and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?

LITV Translation:
And the anger of Saul glowed against Jonathan. And he said to him, Son of a perverse rebelliousness! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of your mother?

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?