2 Chronicles 21:18

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואחרי וְאַחֲרֵי

and the one behind

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

אחר

ʼachar

Definition

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

Root

from H309 (אחר);

Exhaustive

from אחר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H310

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַחַר

noun masculine / adv. / preposition • Root אחר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 103

Properly hinder, later, after. Commonly used as: 1. An adverb of time (after, then, thereupon) or place (behind). 2. A preposition (after, behind). The construct state plural אַחֲרֵי (acharei) is frequently used as an adverb of time (afterward), an adverb of place/preposition (after, behind), or in a substantive meaning (hinder part, e.g., of a spear).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַחֲרֵי

preposition • Root אחר • Page 41

after, as in Heb. Dan. 2:29.

אַחֲרֵי

adjective • Page 41

another. Dan. 2:39. 7:5, 6.

אַחַר

substantive / adv. / preposition • Page 40

1. originally a subst. the hinder part. 2 Sam. 2: 23. 2. adv. behind (Gen. 22: 13) or more frequently afterwards (Gen. 18: 5). 3. prep. (Plur. אַחֲרֵי) after, behind. Ex. 3: 1.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0310a:

No stats available

כל כָּל־

all

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

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.

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%)

זאת זאת

this one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זאת

zôʼth

Definition

this (often used adverb)

Root

irregular feminine of H2089 (זה);

Exhaustive

irregular feminine of זה; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2063

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זֹאת

pronoun / demonstrative / feminine • Root זה • Strongs / High • Page 422

A feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'. It is also used as a neuter pronoun for 'this'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זֹאת

pronoun • Root זה • Page 196

this, fem. of זֶה (q.v.)

Particle demonstrative

LXX: ταύτην ταῦτα τοῦτο αὕτη ταύτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2063:

ταύτην 91× (16.3%)

ταῦτα 73× (12.9%)

τοῦτο 70× (12.4%)

αὕτη 67× (12.1%)

ταύτησ 50× (9.0%)

ταύτῃ 26× (4.6%)

οὗτοσ 25× (4.4%)

τούτῳ 20× (3.3%)

οὕτωσ 19× (3.3%)

τούτου 18× (3.2%)

נגפו נְגָפוֹ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נגף

nâgaph

Definition

to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease); beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5062

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

נָגַף

verb • Root נגף • Strongs / High • Page 944

(Kal) to smite, to push, as a bull; to hurt; particularly of God, to smite with sickness, to chastise, to destroy suddenly; to inflict a disease, to send a plague.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָגַף

verb • Root נגף • Page 426

1. To smite, particularly of Jehovah (2 Chr. 21:18, Ex. 7:27). 2. To push or thrust, spoken of a man or horned cattle (Ex. 21:22, 35). 3. To stumble or knock against (Prov. 3:23, Ps. 91:12). Includes Niph. (to be smitten) and Hithpa. (to stumble).

Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπάταξεν ἔπταισεν πατάξει πατάξαι ἔπταισαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5062:

ἐπάταξεν 8× (14.7%)

ἔπταισεν 6× (11.2%)

πατάξει 3× (5.9%)

πατάξαι 2× (4.1%)

ἔπταισαν 2× (3.8%)

πεσεῖσθε 2× (3.8%)

יהוה׀ יְהוָה׀

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

במעיו בְּמֵעָיו

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

מעה

mêʻeh

Definition

used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be soft;

Exhaustive

xlit mêʻâh corrected to mêʻeh; from an unused root probably meaning to be soft; used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively); belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4578

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

מֵעֶה

noun masculine • Root מעה • Strongs / High • Page 879

Plural: the bowels, intestines, guts. Metaphorically: the body, womb, uterus, stomach, belly, heart (as seat of affections), or understanding.

מֵעֶה

feminine noun • Strongs / High • Page 880

(pl. מֵעִים) same as מֵעַי (which see), the offspring of thy body.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֵעֶה

noun masculine • Page 390

1. Bowels; to be descended from any one (Gen. 15:4, 2 Sam. 7:12). 2. The inward parts generally, and particularly the womb (Gen. 25:23, Ruth 1:11). Found only in the plur. מֵעִים.

Preposition, Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: κοιλίασ κοιλία κοιλίαν κοιλίᾳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4578:

κοιλίασ 12× (36.5%)

κοιλία 8× (24.5%)

κοιλίαν 4× (11.4%)

κοιλίᾳ 2× (5.2%)

לחלי לָחֳלי

to weakness

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

חלי

chŏlîy

Definition

malady, anxiety, calamity

Root

from H2470 (חלה);

Exhaustive

from חלה; malady, anxiety, calamity; disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2483

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֳלִי

masculine noun • Root חלה • Strongs / High • Page 489

1. sickness. 2. evil (moral).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֳלִי

noun masculine • Root חלה • Page 229

1. Sickness. 2. A moral evil. 3. Grief, affliction. References: Deut. 7:15, 28:61, Is. 1:5, Ecc. 6:2, Ecc. 5:16.

Preposition, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: μαλακίαν μαλακίᾳ ἀρρωστία ἀρρωστίασ μαλακίασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2483:

μαλακίαν 3× (14.7%)

μαλακίᾳ 3× (12.5%)

ἀρρωστία 3× (12.5%)

ἀρρωστίασ 3× (10.3%)

μαλακίασ 2× (7.6%)

לאין לְאֵין

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

אין

ʼayin

Definition

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

Root

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;

Exhaustive

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אין.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H369

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַיִן

adverb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 115

I. Interrogative adverb: where? Correlative to the words אָן and אֵי.

אַיִן

adv. / adjective • Strongs_Numbers • Page 115

II. A word of negation; primitive meaning sometimes an adverb (not, non), sometimes an adjective (none).

אַיִן

substantive / adv. • Strongs_Numbers • Page 116

Nothing, not, there is not; negation of existence. (Absolute state)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵין

substantive / adv. of negation • Root אין • Page 45

Properly a substantive meaning nothingness, defect, or non-existence. Used as an adverb of negation: 1. not, including the verb 'to be' (Gen. 37:29, Num. 14:42). 2. Used to signify 'to not be' or 'not to exist' (1 Sam. 9:4, 1 K. 18:10). 3. nothing (Ps. 19:7). 4. without (Ex. 21:11, Joel 1:6). 5. Combined with prepositions (Prov. 8:24, Ezek. 38:11).

אֵין

adv. of interr. • Root אי • Page 45

Where? Equivalent to אֵי or אַי with paragogic ן. Found only with the prefix מִ, as in מֵאַיִן meaning 'whence?' (Gen. 29:4).

אֵין

adverb • Page 45

Found only in 1 Sam. 21:9. Equivalent to the negative אֵין, but used interrogatively for הַאֵין meaning 'is there not?'.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0369:

No stats available

מרפא מַרְפֵּא׃

healing

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מרפא

marpêʼ

Definition

properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity

Root

from H7495 (רפא);

Exhaustive

from רפא; properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity; (in-)cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4832

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַרְפֵּא

noun masculine • Root רפארפה • Strongs / High • Page 910

1. (from רפא I) The healing, cure of the body; refreshment; deliverance; a healing bandage, welfare. 2. (from רפה II) Placidity, softness, gentleness; mildness, calmness, peace; quietness, wisdom. An alternative spelling is מִרְפֵּה.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַרְפֵּא

noun masculine • Root רפא • Page 408

I. 1. Healing, cure. 2. Health, vigour. 3. Deliverance from adversity. 4. A remedy, cure. Also spelled מַרְפֵּה (Jer. 8:15). (2 Chr. 21:18; Prov. 4:22; 6:15; Jer. 33:6).

מַרְפֵּא

verb • Root רפה • Page 408

II. 1. Quietness, calmness, gentleness. Prov. 14:30. Gentleness of tongue, i. e. mild language. (Ecc. 10:4).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἴασισ ἰάσεωσ ἴαμα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4832:

ἴασισ 5× (33.0%)

ἰάσεωσ 3× (20.4%)

ἴαμα 3× (19.4%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And after all this Jehovah smote him in his bowels with a sickness for no healing.

LITV Translation:
And after this, Jehovah plagued him in his bowels by disease for which there was no healing;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And after all these things the Lord smote him in the bowels with an incurable disease.