2 Chronicles 20:2

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויבאו וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ

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

בוא

bôwʼ

Definition

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H935

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 224

1. To go, to wander; usually with announcing the limit of one's going. 2. To arrive, to come at (distinguished from הָלַךְ in expressing the limit of going). In this sense metaphorically: a) to be born, to appear; b) to reach to one, to be equal to him; c) to reach inanimate things; d) to come upon, to fall upon (suddenly), e.g., of an enemy or calamity; e) to come to pass, to be fulfilled (of wishes, promises); f) of inanimate things, to come near; g) applied to time; h) with the preposition בְּ, to come with somewhat, i.e., to bring.

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 225

To go in, to enter, to come; to arrive; to go down (of the sun).

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to come to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Page 88

1. to go or come in, to enter. Gen. 6:18. Frequently opposed to יָצָא. 2. to lie with a woman, inire feminam. Gen. 16:2. 3. spoken of the sun, to set, go down (below the horizon). Gen. 15:17. 28:11.

בּוֹא

verb • Page 89

To go in, to enter, to come. Includes many specific idioms: to conduct oneself (Josh. 15:18); to come in as revenue (1 K. 10:14); to enter into a covenant (2 Chr. 15:12); to come upon someone or befall them (Lam. 1:10); to come to pass or be fulfilled (Prov. 13:12); to bring something (with ב, Ps. 66:13); to obtain (Ps. 69:28). Hiphil: to bring in, carry in, or lead (2 Sam. 9:10). Hophal: passive (Lev. 10:18).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0935:

No stats available

ויגידו וַיַּגִּידוּ

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

נגד

nâgad

Definition

properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5046

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָגַד

verb • Root נגד • Strongs / High • Page 941

To rise, swell out, be prominent (e.g., of high land or the breast); to be arched. Metaphorically: to be in front, be before, or be opposite; to be manifest, visible, clear. (The Kal form of this verb is unused).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָגַד

verb • Root נגד • Page 424

in Kal not used. Probably literal to be before. Hiph. הִגִּיד: 1. to declare, show, make known (Gen. 3:11; 9:22; 29:12; 37:5; Ezek. 43:10; Job 26:4; 42:3). 2. to announce, publish (Ps. 111:6; 9:12; 71:17; 92:3; 75:10). 3. to betray (Job 17:5). 4. to solve a riddle (Judg. 14:19).

conjunctive, Verb Hiphil sequential imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἀπήγγειλεν ἀπηγγέλη ἀνήγγειλαν ἀνήγγειλεν ἀνηγγέλη

LXX Usage Statistics

H5046:

ἀπήγγειλεν 49× (12.8%)

ἀπηγγέλη 27× (6.8%)

ἀνήγγειλαν 21× (5.2%)

ἀνήγγειλεν 16× (4.1%)

ἀνηγγέλη 15× (3.9%)

ἀναγγελεῖ 13× (3.5%)

ἀπαγγελῶ 10× (2.7%)

ἀναγγεῖλαι 10× (2.6%)

ἀπαγγεῖλαι 10× (2.8%)

ἀναγγείλατε 9× (2.5%)

ליהושפט לִיהוֹשָׁפָט

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

יהושפט

Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ

Definition

Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem

Root

from H3068 (יהוה) and H8199 (שפט); Jehovah-judged;

Exhaustive

from יהוה and שפט; Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem; Jehoshaphat. Compare יושפט.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3092

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהוֹשָׁפָט

noun proper masculine • Root שפט • Consonantal / Medium • Page 593

(Yehô is judge). 1. A proper name of a person. 2. A proper name of a valley between Jerusalem and the mount of Olives.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוֹשָׁפָט

noun masculine • Page 276

(Jehovah judges) proper name of a son of Asa, king of Judah. 2 K. 22:41—51. Also of a valley between Jerusalem and mount Olivet, named after this king, Joel 4:2, 12. [3:2, 12.]

Preposition, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωσαφατ [g]

LXX Usage Statistics

H3092:

ιωσαφατ 82× (94.7%)

[g] 2× (2.0%)

לאמר לֵאמֹר

to say

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

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

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.

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

בא בָּא

he has come

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בוא

bôwʼ

Definition

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H935

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 224

1. To go, to wander; usually with announcing the limit of one's going. 2. To arrive, to come at (distinguished from הָלַךְ in expressing the limit of going). In this sense metaphorically: a) to be born, to appear; b) to reach to one, to be equal to him; c) to reach inanimate things; d) to come upon, to fall upon (suddenly), e.g., of an enemy or calamity; e) to come to pass, to be fulfilled (of wishes, promises); f) of inanimate things, to come near; g) applied to time; h) with the preposition בְּ, to come with somewhat, i.e., to bring.

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 225

To go in, to enter, to come; to arrive; to go down (of the sun).

בּוֹא

verb • Root בוא • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to come to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בּוֹא

verb • Page 88

1. to go or come in, to enter. Gen. 6:18. Frequently opposed to יָצָא. 2. to lie with a woman, inire feminam. Gen. 16:2. 3. spoken of the sun, to set, go down (below the horizon). Gen. 15:17. 28:11.

בּוֹא

verb • Page 89

To go in, to enter, to come. Includes many specific idioms: to conduct oneself (Josh. 15:18); to come in as revenue (1 K. 10:14); to enter into a covenant (2 Chr. 15:12); to come upon someone or befall them (Lam. 1:10); to come to pass or be fulfilled (Prov. 13:12); to bring something (with ב, Ps. 66:13); to obtain (Ps. 69:28). Hiphil: to bring in, carry in, or lead (2 Sam. 9:10). Hophal: passive (Lev. 10:18).

Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0935:

No stats available

עליך עָלֶ֜יךָ

upon yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

ך

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9031

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • 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).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • 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.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • 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).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • 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).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • 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).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

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

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Preposition, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

המון הָמוֹן

Roaring-Multitude

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

המון

hâmôwn

Definition

a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth

Root

or המן; (Ezekiel 5:7), from H1993 (המה);

Exhaustive

or המן; (Ezekiel 5:7), from המה; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth; abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1995

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָמוֹן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 405

1. a splash of rain; noise, sound (of song, thunder, etc.); especially a tumultuous noise, a crowd, a multitude; fulness, riches. 2. A proper name of the supreme Egyptian god, for אָמוֹן (Amon).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָמוֹן

noun masculine • Root המה • Page 190

Verbal from הָמָה. 1. sound, noise (e.g., of rain, 1 K. 18:41; music, Ezek. 26:13; tumult of a crowd, 1 Sam. 4:14). 2. a multitude or crowd of people (Is. 13:4; Gen. 17:4, 5). 3. a multitude generally (e.g., of waters, Jer 10:13; abundance, riches, Ps. 37:16). 4. inward commotion (Is. 63:15).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πλῆθοσ --- '' πλοῦτοσ ἰσχὺσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1995a:

πλῆθοσ 23× (25.4%)

--- 5× (6.3%)

'' 5× (5.4%)

πλοῦτοσ 3× (3.4%)

ἰσχὺσ 3× (3.2%)

ἤχου 2× (2.5%)

συναγωγὴν 2× (2.5%)

πολλῶν 2× (2.3%)

θορύβου 2× (2.3%)

πλοῦτον 2× (2.3%)

רב רָב

multiplying one/abundantly

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רב

rab

Definition

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

Root

by contracted from H7231 (רבב);

Exhaustive

by contracted from רבב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7227

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רַב

adjective / adv. / substantive • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1313

Adjective meaning many, numerous; great, extended, wide, long (of time), violent, strong, or grievous. Also used as an adverb meaning much, in great number, enough, strongly, or richly. Used substantively meaning a great one, a mighty one, or oldest.

רַב

adjective / noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1314

great, large, numerous, much, abundant; also meaning chief, head, commander, captain, president, chamberlain, master; principal persons, judges, nobility; fullness, multitude, mass, quantity, totality. Used as adj. and sometimes adverbially.

רַב

aram. adj. m. (aramaic) • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1314

Aramaic adjective (masc. and fem. רַבָּא) meaning great, in the widest sense, of kingdom, gold, stone, God; large.

רַב

noun masculine • Root רבב • Strongs / High • Page 1314

multitude, mass, plenty, great quantity, fullness, totality (singular collective noun). Plur. constr. רַבֵּי.

רַב

adjective • Root רבה • Strongs / High • Page 1315

Many, numerous; great, large. (Aramaic equivalent: רַבָּא).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רַב

verb • Root רבב • Page 604

1. Much, many, numerous (Num. 32:1). Also as adv. much, exceedingly, enough (Ps. 123:3, Gen. 33:9). 2. Great, mighty (Ps. 31:20, Is. 63:1). 3. Older, major natu (Gen. 25:23). 4. As a subst. a chief, captain, leader (2 K. 25:8, Dan. 1:3).

רַב

chald. • Root רבב • Page 604

1. Great (Dan. 2:10, 31). 2. Subst. a chief, head, captain (Dan. 5:11, 2:48). Plur. רַבְרְבִין (Dan. 3:33).

Adjective adjective both singular absolute

LXX: πολλὰ πολλῶν πολλοὶ πολὺ πολλοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7227a:

πολλὰ 37× (7.8%)

πολλῶν 30× (6.3%)

πολλοὶ 28× (5.7%)

πολὺ 18× (3.6%)

πολλοῖσ 17× (3.4%)

'' 17× (3.1%)

πλείουσ 15× (3.1%)

ἀρχιμάγειροσ 15× (2.7%)

πολὺσ 15× (3.1%)

--- 14× (3.0%)

מעבר מֵעֵבֶר

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

עבר

ʻêber

Definition

properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)

Root

from H5674 (עבר);

Exhaustive

from עבר; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east); [idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5676

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵבֶר

aram. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1049

Aram. same as Hebr. עֶבֶר I (bank, margin).

עֵבֶר

aram. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1049

Aram. same as Hebr. עֶבֶר II (side, flank).

עֵבֶר

noun / noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1050

Side, edge, region beyond or across. Used geographically, especially referring to the East Jordan-land (Transjordan) and is the source of the appellation 'Hebrew'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵבֶר

noun masculine • Page 489

1. What is on the other side (Gen. 50:10, 11; Deut. 1:1; Josh. 24:2, 3). 2. Sometimes that which is on this side (1 K. 4:24). 3. Side, quarter generally (1 Sam. 14:40). 4. Over against, in front, before (Josh. 22:11, Ex. 25:37). 5. Eber or Heber, proper name of the progenitor of the Hebrews (Gen. 10:24, 25; 11:14, 15). Used in poetry (Num. 24:24) for Hebrews.

Prep-M, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: πέραν ποταμοῦ '' πέρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5676:

πέραν 64× (51.9%)

ποταμοῦ 13× (7.9%)

πέραν 9× (8.3%)

'' 5× (4.1%)

πέρα 3× (2.5%)

[f] 2× (1.6%)

δουλείαν 2× (1.6%)

ποταμοῦ 2× (1.4%)

κατὰ 2× (1.9%)

παρὰ 2× (1.9%)

לים לַיָּם

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

ים

yâm

Definition

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

Root

from an unused root meaning to roar;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3220

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָם

noun / masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 613

A heap, conflux, or collection of water; a sea. The plural form יַמִּים is also used poetically for the singular. Figuratively, it can refer to a 'sea of clouds' or great rivers such as the Nile and the Euphrates. The construct state is יַם.

יָם

noun / masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 614

Sea, lake; specifically used for bodies of water like the Red Sea, the Jordan, the Mediterranean, and the Dead Sea. Also refers to the west, a large basin (the brazen sea), streams, and figuratively, a mass of people or an army.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָם

m. prim. • Page 284

A sea, an inland sea, or a lake. Specifically: the sea of Chinnereth (Num. 34:11), the Salt sea (Gen. 14:3), the Dead sea (Deut. 3:17), the sea of Reeds/Red sea (Ex. 15:4), and the Great sea/Mediterranean.

Preposition -For/Into Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: θάλασσαν θαλάσσησ θάλασσα θαλάσσῃ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3220:

θάλασσαν 144× (32.9%)

θαλάσσησ 126× (29.8%)

θάλασσα 39× (9.2%)

θαλάσσῃ 19× (4.2%)

'' 8× (1.9%)

θαλασσῶν 6× (1.6%)

--- 6× (1.6%)

ὕδωρ 6× (1.5%)

ἐρυθρὰν 5× (1.1%)

pεἰσ 4× (1.1%)

מארם מֵאֲרָם

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

ארם

ʼĂrâm

Definition

Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite

Root

from the same as H759 (ארמון); the highland;

Exhaustive

from the same as ארמון; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite; Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H758

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲרָם

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 190

High region, height, mountain-land. 1. n. p. of the land lying between Phenicia and the Euphrates, Aramaea. 2. Of the Semite race dwelling there.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲרָם

noun feminine • Page 72

Aramea, Syria; name of a son of Shem and a descendant of Nahor. (1 K. 20:26, Gen. 10:22, 22:21).

Prep-M, Noun proper name

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0758:

No stats available

והנם וְהִנָּם

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

הנה

hinnêh

Definition

lo!

Root

prolongation for H2005 (הן);

Exhaustive

prolongation for הן; lo!; behold, lo, see.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2009

ם

Definition

they, subject pronoun - subject 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal subject pronoun - suffix for some adverbs and infinitives: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9048

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הִנֵּה

adverb / interjection / demonstrative pronoun • Root הן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 408

A demonstrative particle, functioning as an adverb or interjection. Its primary meanings are there, here, behold!, lo!. It points to a definite existence or presence (e.g., 'is there', 'was there'), and is frequently used with suffixes (הִנְנִי, behold me; הִנְךָ, behold you). Before participles, it adds demonstrative liveliness. It can also function as a mere exclamation or mean 'if'.

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הֵנָּה

personal pronoun • Consonantal / Medium • Page 408

They (feminine). A 3rd person plural feminine personal pronoun. Related to הֵן I.

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הֵנָּה

adverb • Root הן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 408

An adverb of place and time. 1. hither, to this place, often used after verbs of motion or to add the idea of motion. Can also mean 'thus far' or 'of time till now'. 2. here, in this place.

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Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הִנֵּה

interjection • Page 191

see! behold! Very frequent. (Gen. 19:2; Dan. 12:5; 1 K. 20:40).

Conjunction, Particle interjection, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: ἰδοὺ --- ἰδού '' ἦν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2009:

ἰδοὺ 634× (73.5%)

--- 25× (3.1%)

ἰδού 14× (1.6%)

'' 12× (1.3%)

ἦν 9× (0.9%)

ἐστιν 8× (0.8%)

ὅτι 7× (0.9%)

ἰδου 7× (0.8%)

νῦν 6× (0.7%)

ὧδε 6× (0.7%)

בחצצון בְּחַצְצוֹן

in the hand

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

חצצון תמר

Chatsᵉtsôwn Tâmâr

Definition

Chatsetson-tamar, a place in Palestine

Root

or חצצן תמר; from H2686 (חצץ) and H8558 (תמר); division (i.e. perhaps row) of (the) palm-tree;

Exhaustive

or חצצן תמר; from חצץ and תמר; division (i.e. perhaps row) of (the) palm-tree; Chatsetson-tamar, a place in Palestine; Hazezon-tamar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2688

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּמֵר

pih. i. • Root תמר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

an intensive of Kal, of a pillar.

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תָּמַר

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

to stand forth tall, to project aloft, of the palm, a pillar, a tower. Identical with the root in סָמַר, צָמַר, יָמַר. Talm. תְּמַר the same.

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תֹּמֶר

noun masculine • Root תמר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

1. a palm, same as תָּמָר; hence דְּבוֹרָה תַּחַת תֹּמֶר (Deborah's palm) the name of a palm-tree under which Deborah

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תָּמָר

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

1. prop. a slender, tall tree, specially the date-palm, once indigenous in Palestine. A symbol of Palestine, used for comparisons in poetry. Also refers to a palm-plantation city on the south border of Palestine (3).

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תָּמָר

noun proper feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

Proper name of a woman (the slender) Gen. 38, 6; 2 Sam. 13, 1; 14, 27. Also part of the name בַּעַל תָּמָר (Baal Tamar, name of a deity/column).

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תָּמֹר

unknown • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

metaphor. a passing away in slime; as an adverb in slime Ps. 58, 9. See שְׁבִילֹהַל.

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Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Preposition, Noun proper name

LXX: ασασανθαμαρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2688:

ασασανθαμαρ 4× (100.0%)

תמר תָּמָר

palm tree

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

חצצון תמר

Chatsᵉtsôwn Tâmâr

Definition

Chatsetson-tamar, a place in Palestine

Root

or חצצן תמר; from H2686 (חצץ) and H8558 (תמר); division (i.e. perhaps row) of (the) palm-tree;

Exhaustive

or חצצן תמר; from חצץ and תמר; division (i.e. perhaps row) of (the) palm-tree; Chatsetson-tamar, a place in Palestine; Hazezon-tamar.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2688

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּמֵר

pih. i. • Root תמר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

an intensive of Kal, of a pillar.

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תָּמַר

verb • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

to stand forth tall, to project aloft, of the palm, a pillar, a tower. Identical with the root in סָמַר, צָמַר, יָמַר. Talm. תְּמַר the same.

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תֹּמֶר

noun masculine • Root תמר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

1. a palm, same as תָּמָר; hence דְּבוֹרָה תַּחַת תֹּמֶר (Deborah's palm) the name of a palm-tree under which Deborah

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תָּמָר

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

1. prop. a slender, tall tree, specially the date-palm, once indigenous in Palestine. A symbol of Palestine, used for comparisons in poetry. Also refers to a palm-plantation city on the south border of Palestine (3).

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תָּמָר

noun proper feminine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

Proper name of a woman (the slender) Gen. 38, 6; 2 Sam. 13, 1; 14, 27. Also part of the name בַּעַל תָּמָר (Baal Tamar, name of a deity/column).

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תָּמֹר

unknown • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1520

metaphor. a passing away in slime; as an adverb in slime Ps. 58, 9. See שְׁבִילֹהַל.

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Noun proper name

LXX: ασασανθαμαρ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2688:

ασασανθαμαρ 4× (100.0%)

היא היא

herself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הוא

hûwʼ

Definition

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

Root

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is היא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular;

Exhaustive

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is היא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1931

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הוּא

personal pronoun • Root הו • Strongs / High • Page 392

Personal pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine: he, it. It can also be used for emphasis (he himself), as a demonstrative (this, that), to indicate self, or to strengthen other pronouns (I myself, thou thyself).

הוּא

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 393

Personal pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine: he, it. Can also mean 'the same', 'himself'. It is also used as a designation for God, and can include the verb 'to be'.

הוּא

aramaic personal pronoun (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 393

Aramaic personal pronoun of the 3rd person, he.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הוּא

chald. • Page 178

idem. behold, as for as simply. So in Syr. Dan. 2:43.

הוּא

pronoun • Page 182

1. he, and as a neuter it. In the Pentateuch, used for both genders. 2. self, same, selfsame. Is. 7:14, Ps. 44:5. 3. serves as the substantive verb 'to be' (copula). Is. 43:25. Also used as 'thou (art) the same' in 2 Sam. 7:28.

הוּא

chald. pron. • Page 182

idem (the same). Dan. 2:21.

הוּא

chald. • Page 182

see הֲוָה.

הוּא

unknown • Page 217

see הָוָה.

Pronoun personal third person feminine singular

LXX: αὐτὸσ ἐστιν ἐκείνῃ οὗτοσ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H1931:

αὐτὸσ 321× (16.5%)

ἐστιν 260× (13.7%)

ἐκείνῃ 197× (10.6%)

οὗτοσ 160× (8.4%)

--- 103× (5.6%)

ἐκείνῳ 67× (3.6%)

ἐστίν 54× (2.9%)

ἐστὶν 54× (2.7%)

'' 50× (2.3%)

τοῦτο 42× (2.2%)

עין עֵין

eye-spring

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עין גדי

ʻÊyn Gedîy

Definition

En-Gedi, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5869 (עין) and H1423 (גדי); fountain of a kid;

Exhaustive

from עין and גדי; fountain of a kid; En-Gedi, a place in Palestine; En-gedi.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5872

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גְּדִי

noun masculine • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

The pushed out, the cast out, spoken of the fruit of the body, foetus; specifically the young of goats, a kid.

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גָּדִי

patronymic • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

A Gadite, a member of the tribe of Gad.

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גָּדִי

patronymic • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A patronymic from Gad.

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גָּדִי

noun proper masculine • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A masculine proper name (from Gad; Jovianus).

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גַּדִּי

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

A proper name, masculine.

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גַּדִּי

feminine noun • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 304

1. Venus or Astarte, same as גַּד, גָּדָה; hence fortune; then the nature-deity of fortune. 2. Used in the place name עֵין־גֶּדִי (fountain of Gad), a city in Southern Palestine.

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גַּדִּי

noun proper masculine • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A masculine proper name (from Gad).

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Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גְּדִי

noun masculine • Page 129

kid, haedus (Ex. 23:19). Generally with the addition עִזִּים, a kid of the goats (Gen. 38:17, 20). Plur. גְּדָיִים, גְּדָיֵי.

עֵין גֶּדִי

proper noun • Page 504

fountain of the kid; a city in the tribe of Judah, not far from the southern point of the Dead sea, fruitful in palms. Mentioned in Josh. 15:62, 1 Sam. 24:1, Ezek. 47:10, and Cant. 1:14. Anciently called חַצְצוֹן־תָּמָר.

Noun proper name

LXX: εγγαδδι ενγαδδι [:] αινγαδιν ανκαδησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5872:

εγγαδδι 4× (36.0%)

ενγαδδι 2× (18.0%)

[:] 2× (15.3%)

αινγαδιν 2× (15.3%)

ανκαδησ 2× (15.3%)

גדי גֶּדִי׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עין גדי

ʻÊyn Gedîy

Definition

En-Gedi, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5869 (עין) and H1423 (גדי); fountain of a kid;

Exhaustive

from עין and גדי; fountain of a kid; En-Gedi, a place in Palestine; En-gedi.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5872

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גְּדִי

noun masculine • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

The pushed out, the cast out, spoken of the fruit of the body, foetus; specifically the young of goats, a kid.

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גָּדִי

patronymic • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

A Gadite, a member of the tribe of Gad.

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גָּדִי

patronymic • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A patronymic from Gad.

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גָּדִי

noun proper masculine • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A masculine proper name (from Gad; Jovianus).

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גַּדִּי

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

A proper name, masculine.

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גַּדִּי

feminine noun • Root גדה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 304

1. Venus or Astarte, same as גַּד, גָּדָה; hence fortune; then the nature-deity of fortune. 2. Used in the place name עֵין־גֶּדִי (fountain of Gad), a city in Southern Palestine.

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גַּדִּי

noun proper masculine • Root גד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 305

A masculine proper name (from Gad).

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Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גְּדִי

noun masculine • Page 129

kid, haedus (Ex. 23:19). Generally with the addition עִזִּים, a kid of the goats (Gen. 38:17, 20). Plur. גְּדָיִים, גְּדָיֵי.

עֵין גֶּדִי

proper noun • Page 504

fountain of the kid; a city in the tribe of Judah, not far from the southern point of the Dead sea, fruitful in palms. Mentioned in Josh. 15:62, 1 Sam. 24:1, Ezek. 47:10, and Cant. 1:14. Anciently called חַצְצוֹן־תָּמָר.

Noun proper name

LXX: εγγαδδι ενγαδδι [:] αινγαδιν ανκαδησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5872:

εγγαδδι 4× (36.0%)

ενγαδδι 2× (18.0%)

[:] 2× (15.3%)

αινγαδιν 2× (15.3%)

ανκαδησ 2× (15.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And they will come and announce to Jehoshaphat, saying, A great multitude coming against thee from beyond the sea from Aram in Hazazon-Tamar; this the fountain of the kid.

LITV Translation:
And they came in and spoke to Jehoshaphat, saying, A great multitude has come against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And they came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, There is come against thee a great multitude from Syria, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, this is Engedi.